Monroe IMU
Spokane Convention Center
Lincoln Heights Elementary
Washington State University Compton Union Building
US Embassy Facilities, Conakry, Guinea
About an hour south of Spokane
Nearly 90% of the construction waste for this project was diverted from landfills, a major accomplishment in a location so far from usual recyclers. Demolished concrete, steel studs, rebar, drywall & other materials were sorted to their appropriate recycling bins & on to the recycling locations. 20,439 tons of material was diverted from the landfill. Only 2,442 tons went to the landfill.
Students insisted a green building be the goal for the CUB project, as a large percentage of the budget was coming from a voted increase in tuition dollars. The potential to re-use the structural bones & exterior wall system of the project proved more economical than starting over. Terrazzo flooring & stairs in some areas of the building was kept intact to provide a historical peek at the old building, while allowing this durable finish to remain in the new LEED Silver building.
17% of the total materials on the project have recycled content in them. 15% of the materials on the project were manufactured & extracted regionally, within a 500 miles radius of the project. This dramatically reduces use of fossil fuels & other energy to get materials to the site.
Nearly 90% of the construction waste for this project was diverted from landfills, a major accomplishment in a location so far from usual recyclers. Demolished concrete, steel studs, rebar, drywall & other materials were sorted to their appropriate recycling bins & on to the recycling locations. 20,439 tons of material was diverted from the landfill. Only 2,442 tons went to the landfill.
Students insisted a green building be the goal for the CUB project, as a large percentage of the budget was coming from a voted increase in tuition dollars. The potential to re-use the structural bones & exterior wall system of the project proved more economical than starting over. Terrazzo flooring & stairs in some areas of the building was kept intact to provide a historical peek at the old building, while allowing this durable finish to remain in the new LEED Silver building.
17% of the total materials on the project have recycled content in them. 15% of the materials on the project were manufactured & extracted regionally, within a 500 miles radius of the project. This dramatically reduces use of fossil fuels & other energy to get materials to the site.
Located on the South Hill in Spokane, Washington
Many materials from the existing school were salvaged & re-used in the new project. Glue lam beams were re-used for stair treads in the central stair, countertops in the main office & library & for benches both inside & outside the building. Existing projection screens, computer network hub boxes, some casework & furniture were sprinkled throughout the new school. Old sidewalks were crushed to become base material for the new sidewalks.
Low Emitting Materials were used on the project. VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) levels were written into the project specs & allowed only adhesives, sealants, paints, carpet & carpet backing that kept below the maximum levels. VOC’s are not good for human health. That new car smell is actually all the off-gassing from the plastic, vinyl, carpet adhesives, etc. Composite wood on the project, which accounts for the support under countertop finishes, cabinets, book shelves, door cores & plywood were required to have no added urea-formaldehyde which is typically found in these products. It was really great to hear people comment in the early tours of the building, “Where’s that new building smell?” It was fun to answer that that they didn’t get a new building smell, along with its headaches, nausea & other things associated with VOC’s.
Many materials from the existing school were salvaged & re-used in the new project. Glue lam beams were re-used for stair treads in the central stair, countertops in the main office & library & for benches both inside & outside the building. Existing projection screens, computer network hub boxes, some casework & furniture were sprinkled throughout the new school. Old sidewalks were crushed to become base material for the new sidewalks.
Low Emitting Materials were used on the project. VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) levels were written into the project specs & allowed only adhesives, sealants, paints, carpet & carpet backing that kept below the maximum levels. VOC’s are not good for human health. That new car smell is actually all the off-gassing from the plastic, vinyl, carpet adhesives, etc. Composite wood on the project, which accounts for the support under countertop finishes, cabinets, book shelves, door cores & plywood were required to have no added urea-formaldehyde which is typically found in these products. It was really great to hear people comment in the early tours of the building, “Where’s that new building smell?” It was fun to answer that that they didn’t get a new building smell, along with its headaches, nausea & other things associated with VOC’s.
Washington Expands Green Building Program
The Monroe Correctional Complex received LEED Silver certification for two new complex facilities, bringing to four the number of USGBC-certified buildings operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections.
(7/2/2007)
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Monroe Correctional Complex received LEED Silver certification for two new complex facilities, bringing to four the number of USGBC-certified buildings operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections.
The USGBC awarded LEED Silver certification to the 140,000-square-foot Intensive Management Unit, which scored 37 points on the LEED design scale, and the 6,600-square-foot warehouse/maintenance annex to the Special Offenders Unit, which scored 35 points.
The Monroe Correctional Complex received LEED Silver certification for two new complex facilities, bringing to four the number of USGBC-certified buildings operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections.
(7/2/2007)
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Monroe Correctional Complex received LEED Silver certification for two new complex facilities, bringing to four the number of USGBC-certified buildings operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections.
The USGBC awarded LEED Silver certification to the 140,000-square-foot Intensive Management Unit, which scored 37 points on the LEED design scale, and the 6,600-square-foot warehouse/maintenance annex to the Special Offenders Unit, which scored 35 points.
Monroe Revisited: Architects Outline Prison’s LEED Points
As an indication of just how far the sustainable building movement has come, even prisons are turning green.
As reported previously in Correctional News, The Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., received LEED Silver certification for its intensive management unit and segregation unit.
The Washington Department of Corrections classifies intensive management units as higher security housing modules used to manage troublesome inmates. Segregation units are even higher security modules where uncontrollable prisoners are confined. The IMU and segregation unit at the Monroe facility each have cells for up to 100 prisoners.
The Monroe complex owes its LEED rating to a
Washington State commitment to sustainability
requiring all new state buildings to meet at least
LEED Silver certification.The facility is one of the
first LEED certified prison-housing units in the
United States.
The complex achieved sustainable features
points in each of LEED’s six categories:
o Sustainable sites
o Water efficiency
o Energy and atmosphere
o Materials and resources
o Indoor environmental quality
o Innovation and design process
....... continue reading at Correctional News
As an indication of just how far the sustainable building movement has come, even prisons are turning green.
As reported previously in Correctional News, The Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., received LEED Silver certification for its intensive management unit and segregation unit.
The Washington Department of Corrections classifies intensive management units as higher security housing modules used to manage troublesome inmates. Segregation units are even higher security modules where uncontrollable prisoners are confined. The IMU and segregation unit at the Monroe facility each have cells for up to 100 prisoners.
The Monroe complex owes its LEED rating to a
Washington State commitment to sustainability
requiring all new state buildings to meet at least
LEED Silver certification.The facility is one of the
first LEED certified prison-housing units in the
United States.
The complex achieved sustainable features
points in each of LEED’s six categories:
o Sustainable sites
o Water efficiency
o Energy and atmosphere
o Materials and resources
o Indoor environmental quality
o Innovation and design process
....... continue reading at Correctional News
“Building green helps push the industry in the right direction,” says Sherman Smith, LEED AP, Monroe's environmental specialist. “But in the corrections industry, you really have to offset the costs because otherwise it's hard to justify.”
Monroe Correctional Complex is comprised of four separate prison units ranging from maximum- to minimum-security levels. With 75 buildings covering 297 acres, the complex houses 2,500 male inmates.
The prison's existing reformatory unit was built in 1908. Officials wanted to create more sustainable buildings that would yield lower maintenance and operational costs......
........Continued at Green Building News
Monroe Correctional Complex is comprised of four separate prison units ranging from maximum- to minimum-security levels. With 75 buildings covering 297 acres, the complex houses 2,500 male inmates.
The prison's existing reformatory unit was built in 1908. Officials wanted to create more sustainable buildings that would yield lower maintenance and operational costs......
........Continued at Green Building News
Green Practices
Built on the scenic Spokane River the Spokane Convention Center Expansion site has great history in concert with the environment. Consuming a large portion of the site of Expo '74, the first environmental worlds fair, the Spokane Public Facilities District realized the importance of preserving the history, the river and the environment. Constructing and operating a sustainable building made perfect sense.
The Spokane Convention Center's expansion is one of the first buildings in the greater Spokane area to be awarded with the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating, becoming only the third Convention Center in the United States to achieve this award........
..........continue reading at Spokane Convention Center
Built on the scenic Spokane River the Spokane Convention Center Expansion site has great history in concert with the environment. Consuming a large portion of the site of Expo '74, the first environmental worlds fair, the Spokane Public Facilities District realized the importance of preserving the history, the river and the environment. Constructing and operating a sustainable building made perfect sense.
The Spokane Convention Center's expansion is one of the first buildings in the greater Spokane area to be awarded with the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating, becoming only the third Convention Center in the United States to achieve this award........
..........continue reading at Spokane Convention Center
Integrus office gets LEED for interiors
By JOURNAL STAFF
Integrus Architecture's Seattle office in the 100-year-old Union Trust Annex has been awarded LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Daily Journal of Commerce
By JOURNAL STAFF
Integrus Architecture's Seattle office in the 100-year-old Union Trust Annex has been awarded LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Daily Journal of Commerce
We used our local Daylighting Lab to study options to bring daylight into the school, which is a key factor to a good learning environment. One of the fascinating results of good daylighting was seeing the Gym lights were only used during evening hours. There’s enough daylight coming from the high windows on the north side of the gym & 6 skylights to allow the electric lights to remain off, even on overcast days.
Lincoln Heights Elementary was the first LEED Gold public K-12 school project in the State and the first LEED Gold project this side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington.
Lincoln Heights Elementary was the first LEED Gold public K-12 school project in the State and the first LEED Gold project this side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington.
photo courtesy of Integrus Architecture
US Embassy Complex, Bamako, Mali
US Embassy Compound, Algiers, Algeria
US Embassy Complex, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Integrus Seattle Office, Union Trust Annex
NASA Vehicle and Ground Equipment AGE
images courtesy of RAFI Architecture
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