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The design of this bank was initiated and guided by the local community. The building utilizes extensive daylighting, natural ventilation, and locally sourced materials. The site design includes stormwater retention and native landscaping. On Earth Day, The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced this year’s Top Ten Green Projects. The winning projects represent a wide range of function and location, and employ an array of environmental strategies. This year’s awards program was juried, for the first time, by invited jurors from outside the Committee. They included Randy Croxton, FAIA, Croxton Collaborative; Sim Van der Ryn, Van der Ryn Architects; Horst Berger, City University of New York; and Guy Battle, Battle McCarthy. Bank of Astoria Manzanita, Oregon Architect: Tom Bender Contact: Tom Bender tom@tombender.org 503/368-6294 The design of this bank was initiated and guided by the local community. The building utilizes extensive daylighting, natural ventilation, and locally sourced materials. The site design includes stormwater retention and native landscaping. Building 850, Energy & Sustainability Showcase Project Port Hueneme, California Architect: CTG Energetics Contact: Malcolm Lewis, PE mlewis@ctg-net.com 949/790-0010 Rendering: Scott Ellinwood Building 850, home of the Naval Base Ventura County Public Works Department, includes renovated space as well as new construction. The project employs energy-conserving techniques such as daylighting, natural ventilation, and PV power generation, as well as water-saving measures including graywater reuse and a low-water-use irrigation system. Monitors track energy use and indoor air quality. Camp Arroyo Livermore, California Architect: Siegel & Strain Architects Contact: Henry Siegel hsiegel@siegelstrain.com 510/547-8092 Photo courtesy of Siegel The structures at this environmental education camp are intended to supplement the sustainability-oriented curriculum. Low-tech strategies, including natural ventilation, passive-solar water heating, and a biological wastewater treatment system, were favored. Various buildings are made of wood, stabilized earth, and straw bales. Edificio Malecon Buenos Aires, Argentina Architect: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK) Contact: Ripley Rasmus, AIA ripley.rasmus@hok.com 314/421-2000 Photo: Daniela MacAdden This office building, built on a brownfield site in Buenos Aires, employs numerous energy-efficient strategies. The building is long and narrow, with tapered west and east ends, minimizing solar gain and allowing the northern face (the primary solar exposure in the southern hemisphere) to track the sun. Its green roof provides insulation and captures stormwater. Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Ankeny, Iowa Architect: RDG Bussard Dikis Contact: Kevin R. Nordmeyer, AIA knordmeyer@rdgusa.com 515/288-3141 Photo: Farshid Assassi This office building and training headquarters is energy-efficient and cost-effective. Landscaping includes a restored native Iowa tall-grass prairie, wetlands, and siltation pond. National Wildlife Federation Headquarters Reston, Virginia Architect: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK) Contact: William Hellmuth, AIA bill.hellmuth@hok.com 202/339-8700 Photo: Hedrich Blessing The NWF relied on intensive payback-analysis in the design of its headquarters. The building is oriented for energy efficiency, with a curtainwall on the north side and a planted trellis—providing summer shade and winter exposure—on the south side. The site is landscaped with native plants. Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio Architect: Wm. McDonough + Partners Contact: Kevin Burke, AIA kburke@mcdonough.com 434/979-1111 Designed as a teaching tool, the Lewis Center features extensive daylighting and natural ventilation. PV panels provide energy for the Center and a biological wastewater system treats sewage on-site for reuse in the building. Material choices include VOC-free paints and FSC-certified wood. Native landscaping includes an orchard and a created wetland. Pier 1 San Francisco, California Architect: SMWM Contact: Dan Cheetham, AIA kkowalski@smwm.com 415/546-0400 Photo of Pier 1: Richard Barnes This restoration project turned a San Francisco waterfront warehouse into offices and public open space. Water surrounding the building is circulated through radiant tubes in the floor, moderating the temperature. Generated heat dissipates into the bay through a submersed condenser water loop. Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center Bainbridge Island, Washington Architect: Mithun Contact: Bert Gregory, AIA bertg@mithun.com 206/623-7005 Photo of Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center: Art Grice This multibuilding environmental learning center (see above) incorporates wastewater treatment, rainwater collection and reuse, active and passive solar panels, and natural ventilation. Tofte Cabin Tofte, Minnesota Architect: Sarah Nettleton Architects Contact: Sarah Nettleton, AIA sn@sarah-architects.com 612/334-9667 Photo: Peter Kerze The restoration of this 1947 cabin (see below) demonstrates energy-efficiency despite its challenging locale. Energy-efficient features include natural-stack ventilation, an air-to-air heat exchanger, a super-insulated envelope, and a geothermal heat pump. Materials, including locally quarried granite, were chosen for durability and aesthetics. × Loading please wait... Close Save changes × Loading please wait... 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