My partner MK and I have recently begun assisting a couple of professors with the second phase of a research project, and are hoping that those of you reading this thread will be able to name projects that fit the following general criteria:
"[The research] project objective has been to identify, examine and summarize contemporary buildings (of university campus typologies, or similar) that exemplify best practices in achieving sustainable design, high performance design, and (possible) zero energy design."
For example, in the first phase of the research, the Yale University School of Sculpture by Kieran Timberlake was one of four case studies.
For the second phase of the research, our specific criteria are as follows: -Academic/Campus building or similar typology
-25,000 to 100,000 square feet (ideally)
-high heat, high humidity summer (ideally)
Since the long term goal of this research is to inform a specific new construction project, we are hoping to discover examples that fit the above size and climate criteria.
...
Following the framework of the first phase of the research, we will be looking at a new set of projects not only for the environmental strategies that they've implemented, but also for the practices they utilize to measure the effectiveness of those strategies (post-occupancy).
Any project names, etc. that you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
a short list, i know some don't qualify, but may provide some insight. hope it helps, and let me know if you need any other info...
wm mcdonough @ oberlin college
hopkins architect's kroon hall @ yale
matsuzaki wright architect's CK choi @ UBC
omicron's fred kaiser building @ UBC
SANAA's zollverein
jourda et perraudin's academie mont-cenis
bob gysin + partner's forum chriesbach
behnisch's terrence donnelly center
vincent james architects charles hostler campus
FCB's work at oxstalls campus
FCB's berrill building at open university
christer nordström architects tanga school
werner + neubert architekturbüro fachhochschule rhein-sieg
and i'm thinking mahler guenster fuchs FH in wiesbaden might work as well...
are you familiar w/ EULUB - european high quality low energy buildings?
holz, thanks for the list, and for the EULEB link. I considered asking for you by name in the original post...
I've looked a bit closer at these, and at others found via archdaily's "education" and "educational" categories, etc. One noteworthy project I stumbled upon (which I'm surprised I didn't think of) is Studio Gang's Columbia College Media Production Center.
I'll add more projects once I've had a chance to vet them...
Here are many of the projects that we're including for further review. Though few actually fit ALL criteria, they each offer something potentially worth further investigation...
PROJECTS
Homer Science & Student Life Center (Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects)
* Location: Atherton, CA
* Building type(s): Assembly, K-12 education
* 44,100 ft2 (4,100 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Suburban setting
* Completed August 2009
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED for Schools 2.0 (2007)--Level: Platinum http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1633
Kroon Hall, Yale (Centerbrook Architects and Planners; Hopkins Architects)
* Location: New Haven, Connecticut
* Building type(s): Higher education, Library
* 68,800 ft2 (6,390 m2)
* Urban setting
* Completed January 2009
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2.2--Level: Platinum (59 points) http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1653
The Terry Thomas (Weber Thompson)
* Location: Seattle, WA
* Building type(s): Commercial office (Architecture studio), Retail
* New construction
* 40,500 ft2 (3,760 m2)
* Project scope: 4-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed April 2008
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-CI, v.2 --Level: Platinum (43 points)
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-CS 2.0--Level: Gold (39 points) http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1292
Charles Hostler Student Center (VJAA)
* Location: Beirut, Lebanon
* Building type(s): Campus, Recreation, Assembly, Other, Restaurant, Higher education
* New construction
* 104,000 ft2 (9,690 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Urban setting
* Completed February 2008 http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1301
Nueva School Hillside Learning Complex (Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects)
* Location: Hillsborough, CA
* Building type(s): K-12 education
* New construction
* 27,000 ft2 (2,510 m2)
* Project scope: 3 2-story buildings
o 6,960 ft2 (646 m2)
o 3,940 ft2 (366 m2)
o 16,100 ft2 (1,500 m2)
* Suburban setting
* Completed September 2007
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2.2--Level: Gold (45 points) http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1022
Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life (VJAA)
* Location: New Orleans, LA
* Building type(s): Assembly, Other, Higher education
* 33% new construction, 67% renovation
* 151,000 ft2 (14,000 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Urban setting
* Completed January 2007 http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=840
UT School of Nursing and Student Center (BNIM Architects & Lake/Flato Architects)
* Location: Houston, TX
* Building type(s): Higher education, Health care, Laboratory
* New construction
* 195,000 ft2 (18,100 m2)
* Project scope: 8-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed August 2004 http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=444
Ben Franklin Elementary School (Mahlum Architects)
* Location: Kirkland, WA
* Building type(s): K-12 education
* New construction
* 56,800 ft2 (5,280 m2)
* Project scope: 2-story building
* Suburban setting
* Completed August 2005 http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=656
World Headquarters for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (DesignLAB Architects)
* Location: Yarmouthport, MA
* Building type(s): Other
* 55,200 ft2 (5,130 m2)
* Project scope: multiple buildings
* Rural setting
* Completed January 2008
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2.2--Level: Gold http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1338
Heimbold Visual Arts Center (Polshek Partnership Architects)
* Location: Bronxville, NY
* Building type(s): Higher education
* New construction
* 60,000 ft2 (5,570 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Suburban setting
* Completed September 2004
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Certified (29 points) http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=480
Rinker Hall at the University of Florida (Croxton Collabroative Architects, P.C.)
* Location: Gainesville, FL
* Building type(s): Higher education
* New construction
* 47,300 ft2 (4,390 m2)
* Project scope: 3-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed March 2003
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Gold (39 points) http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=286
Seminar II, The Evergreen State College (Mahlum Architects)
* Location: Olympia, WA
* Building type(s): Higher education
* New construction
* 168,000 ft2 (15,600 m2)
* Project scope: 5 4-story buildings
* Suburban setting
* Completed November 2004
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Gold (40 points) http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=464
California College of Arts and Crafts (Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects)
* Location: San Francisco, CA
* Building type(s): Higher education
* Renovation of a 1951 building
* 91,000 ft2 (8,450 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Urban setting
* Completed March 1999
* A total of 80%, or 73,000 ft2 (6,800 m2), of this space is currently completed and occupied; the rest awaits a second phase of construction. http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=57
Oberlin College Lewis Center (William McDonough + Partners)
* Location: Oberlin, OH
* Building type(s): Campus, Higher education, Library, Assembly
* New construction
* 13,600 ft2 (1,260 m2)
* Project scope: 2-story building
* Other setting
* Completed January 2000
* Although the building opened for classes in 2000, modifications continue as the energy performance of the building is studied and is better understood. The building is part of an academic program and consequently has experimental aspects to it that are being evaluated. In addition, improvements will be made as new technologies become available.
* Rating: Green Building Challenge
* Rating: Zero Energy Building http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=18
C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research (Matsuzaki Architects Inc)
* Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
* Building type(s): Higher education, Commercial office
* New construction
* 34,400 ft2 (3,200 m2)
* Project scope: 3-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed April 1996 http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=44
Cesar Chavez Elementary School (LPA, Inc.)
* Location: Long Beach, CA
* Building type(s): Health care, Recreation, K-12 education
* New construction
* 69,600 ft2 (6,470 m2)
* Project scope: 2-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed September 2004
* Rating: Collaboration for High Performance Schools (CHPS) --Level: Certified http://eere.buildinggreen.com/overview.cfm?ProjectID=635
Sidwell Friends Middle School (KieranTimberlake Associates)
* Location: Washington, DC
* Building type(s): K-12 education
* 54% new construction, 46% renovation of a 1950 building, last renovated in 1971
* 72,200 ft2 (6,710 m2)
* Project scope: 3-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed September 2006
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Platinum (57 points) http://eere.buildinggreen.com/overview.cfm?projectid=775
Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development (HPA Pty Ltd + ARUP)
* Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
o Gold Coast experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).
* Building type(s): Campus, Higher education
* New construction
* 21,000 ft2
* Project scope: 2-story building
* Campus (Coastal)
* Completed June 2008
* Bond University’s Mirvac School of Sustainable Development (MSSD) in Queensland is now rated ‘world’s best’, having won the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) global award for sustainability. The building, which has innovatively reduced carbon emissions by 80 per cent..Six Star World Leadership status from the Green Building Council of Australia. Generates 40% of its peak power using solar cells and wind turbines. http://www.gbca.org.au/greenstar-projects/project-profile.asp?projectID=146 (sustainability) http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=1.18.3145.12440.12666.12668 (images)
Nihon University, College of Science and Techonology,
Funabashi Campus Bldg. No.14 (Nihon Sekkei, Inc.)
[Location]Narashinodai, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture
[Completion date]March, 2004
[Site area]379,048 m2
[Total floor area]9,527 m2
[Floors]5F above ground / 1F below ground http://www.ibec.or.jp/jsbd/Z/index.htm
The Shimizu Institute of Technology, an urban research center (Shimizu Corporation)
[Location]Koto-ku, Tokyo
[Completion date]April, 2006
[Site area]26,442 m2
[Total floor area]9,634 m2
[Floors]No basement, 6 floors above ground http://www.ibec.or.jp/jsbd/Y/index.htm
Penn State School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Stuckeman Family Building
-four-story, 111,000-square-foot building
-LEED Gold http://live.psu.edu/story/27785?rss=30
Zero (or Low) Energy Academic Buildings: Case Studies
Hi All,
My partner MK and I have recently begun assisting a couple of professors with the second phase of a research project, and are hoping that those of you reading this thread will be able to name projects that fit the following general criteria:
"[The research] project objective has been to identify, examine and summarize contemporary buildings (of university campus typologies, or similar) that exemplify best practices in achieving sustainable design, high performance design, and (possible) zero energy design."
For example, in the first phase of the research, the Yale University School of Sculpture by Kieran Timberlake was one of four case studies.
For the second phase of the research, our specific criteria are as follows:
-Academic/Campus building or similar typology
-25,000 to 100,000 square feet (ideally)
-high heat, high humidity summer (ideally)
Since the long term goal of this research is to inform a specific new construction project, we are hoping to discover examples that fit the above size and climate criteria.
...
Following the framework of the first phase of the research, we will be looking at a new set of projects not only for the environmental strategies that they've implemented, but also for the practices they utilize to measure the effectiveness of those strategies (post-occupancy).
Any project names, etc. that you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Aaron
AP:
a short list, i know some don't qualify, but may provide some insight. hope it helps, and let me know if you need any other info...
wm mcdonough @ oberlin college
hopkins architect's kroon hall @ yale
matsuzaki wright architect's CK choi @ UBC
omicron's fred kaiser building @ UBC
SANAA's zollverein
jourda et perraudin's academie mont-cenis
bob gysin + partner's forum chriesbach
behnisch's terrence donnelly center
vincent james architects charles hostler campus
FCB's work at oxstalls campus
FCB's berrill building at open university
christer nordström architects tanga school
werner + neubert architekturbüro fachhochschule rhein-sieg
and i'm thinking mahler guenster fuchs FH in wiesbaden might work as well...
are you familiar w/ EULUB - european high quality low energy buildings?
holz, thanks for the list, and for the EULEB link. I considered asking for you by name in the original post...
I've looked a bit closer at these, and at others found via archdaily's "education" and "educational" categories, etc. One noteworthy project I stumbled upon (which I'm surprised I didn't think of) is Studio Gang's Columbia College Media Production Center.
I'll add more projects once I've had a chance to vet them...
Here are many of the projects that we're including for further review. Though few actually fit ALL criteria, they each offer something potentially worth further investigation...
PROJECTS
Homer Science & Student Life Center (Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects)
* Location: Atherton, CA
* Building type(s): Assembly, K-12 education
* 44,100 ft2 (4,100 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Suburban setting
* Completed August 2009
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED for Schools 2.0 (2007)--Level: Platinum
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1633
Kroon Hall, Yale (Centerbrook Architects and Planners; Hopkins Architects)
* Location: New Haven, Connecticut
* Building type(s): Higher education, Library
* 68,800 ft2 (6,390 m2)
* Urban setting
* Completed January 2009
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2.2--Level: Platinum (59 points)
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1653
The Terry Thomas (Weber Thompson)
* Location: Seattle, WA
* Building type(s): Commercial office (Architecture studio), Retail
* New construction
* 40,500 ft2 (3,760 m2)
* Project scope: 4-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed April 2008
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-CI, v.2 --Level: Platinum (43 points)
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-CS 2.0--Level: Gold (39 points)
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1292
Charles Hostler Student Center (VJAA)
* Location: Beirut, Lebanon
* Building type(s): Campus, Recreation, Assembly, Other, Restaurant, Higher education
* New construction
* 104,000 ft2 (9,690 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Urban setting
* Completed February 2008
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1301
Nueva School Hillside Learning Complex (Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects)
* Location: Hillsborough, CA
* Building type(s): K-12 education
* New construction
* 27,000 ft2 (2,510 m2)
* Project scope: 3 2-story buildings
o 6,960 ft2 (646 m2)
o 3,940 ft2 (366 m2)
o 16,100 ft2 (1,500 m2)
* Suburban setting
* Completed September 2007
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2.2--Level: Gold (45 points)
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1022
Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life (VJAA)
* Location: New Orleans, LA
* Building type(s): Assembly, Other, Higher education
* 33% new construction, 67% renovation
* 151,000 ft2 (14,000 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Urban setting
* Completed January 2007
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=840
UT School of Nursing and Student Center (BNIM Architects & Lake/Flato Architects)
* Location: Houston, TX
* Building type(s): Higher education, Health care, Laboratory
* New construction
* 195,000 ft2 (18,100 m2)
* Project scope: 8-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed August 2004
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=444
Ben Franklin Elementary School (Mahlum Architects)
* Location: Kirkland, WA
* Building type(s): K-12 education
* New construction
* 56,800 ft2 (5,280 m2)
* Project scope: 2-story building
* Suburban setting
* Completed August 2005
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=656
World Headquarters for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (DesignLAB Architects)
* Location: Yarmouthport, MA
* Building type(s): Other
* 55,200 ft2 (5,130 m2)
* Project scope: multiple buildings
* Rural setting
* Completed January 2008
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2.2--Level: Gold
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=1338
Heimbold Visual Arts Center (Polshek Partnership Architects)
* Location: Bronxville, NY
* Building type(s): Higher education
* New construction
* 60,000 ft2 (5,570 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Suburban setting
* Completed September 2004
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Certified (29 points)
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=480
Rinker Hall at the University of Florida (Croxton Collabroative Architects, P.C.)
* Location: Gainesville, FL
* Building type(s): Higher education
* New construction
* 47,300 ft2 (4,390 m2)
* Project scope: 3-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed March 2003
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Gold (39 points)
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=286
Seminar II, The Evergreen State College (Mahlum Architects)
* Location: Olympia, WA
* Building type(s): Higher education
* New construction
* 168,000 ft2 (15,600 m2)
* Project scope: 5 4-story buildings
* Suburban setting
* Completed November 2004
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Gold (40 points)
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=464
California College of Arts and Crafts (Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects)
* Location: San Francisco, CA
* Building type(s): Higher education
* Renovation of a 1951 building
* 91,000 ft2 (8,450 m2)
* Project scope: a single building
* Urban setting
* Completed March 1999
* A total of 80%, or 73,000 ft2 (6,800 m2), of this space is currently completed and occupied; the rest awaits a second phase of construction.
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=57
Oberlin College Lewis Center (William McDonough + Partners)
* Location: Oberlin, OH
* Building type(s): Campus, Higher education, Library, Assembly
* New construction
* 13,600 ft2 (1,260 m2)
* Project scope: 2-story building
* Other setting
* Completed January 2000
* Although the building opened for classes in 2000, modifications continue as the energy performance of the building is studied and is better understood. The building is part of an academic program and consequently has experimental aspects to it that are being evaluated. In addition, improvements will be made as new technologies become available.
* Rating: Green Building Challenge
* Rating: Zero Energy Building
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=18
C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research (Matsuzaki Architects Inc)
* Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
* Building type(s): Higher education, Commercial office
* New construction
* 34,400 ft2 (3,200 m2)
* Project scope: 3-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed April 1996
http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/overview.cfm?ProjectID=44
Cesar Chavez Elementary School (LPA, Inc.)
* Location: Long Beach, CA
* Building type(s): Health care, Recreation, K-12 education
* New construction
* 69,600 ft2 (6,470 m2)
* Project scope: 2-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed September 2004
* Rating: Collaboration for High Performance Schools (CHPS) --Level: Certified
http://eere.buildinggreen.com/overview.cfm?ProjectID=635
Sidwell Friends Middle School (KieranTimberlake Associates)
* Location: Washington, DC
* Building type(s): K-12 education
* 54% new construction, 46% renovation of a 1950 building, last renovated in 1971
* 72,200 ft2 (6,710 m2)
* Project scope: 3-story building
* Urban setting
* Completed September 2006
* Rating: U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Platinum (57 points)
http://eere.buildinggreen.com/overview.cfm?projectid=775
Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development (HPA Pty Ltd + ARUP)
* Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
o Gold Coast experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).
* Building type(s): Campus, Higher education
* New construction
* 21,000 ft2
* Project scope: 2-story building
* Campus (Coastal)
* Completed June 2008
* Bond University’s Mirvac School of Sustainable Development (MSSD) in Queensland is now rated ‘world’s best’, having won the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) global award for sustainability. The building, which has innovatively reduced carbon emissions by 80 per cent..Six Star World Leadership status from the Green Building Council of Australia. Generates 40% of its peak power using solar cells and wind turbines.
http://www.gbca.org.au/greenstar-projects/project-profile.asp?projectID=146 (sustainability)
http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=1.18.3145.12440.12666.12668 (images)
Incubation on Campus Honjo Waseda (Nihon Sekkei, Inc.)
[Location]Honjo City, Saitama Prefecture
[Completion date]February, 2004
[Site area]18,493m2
[Total floor area]8,160m2
[Floors]3F above ground
http://www.ibec.or.jp/jsbd/AE/index.htm
Nihon University, College of Science and Techonology,
Funabashi Campus Bldg. No.14 (Nihon Sekkei, Inc.)
[Location]Narashinodai, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture
[Completion date]March, 2004
[Site area]379,048 m2
[Total floor area]9,527 m2
[Floors]5F above ground / 1F below ground
http://www.ibec.or.jp/jsbd/Z/index.htm
The Shimizu Institute of Technology, an urban research center (Shimizu Corporation)
[Location]Koto-ku, Tokyo
[Completion date]April, 2006
[Site area]26,442 m2
[Total floor area]9,634 m2
[Floors]No basement, 6 floors above ground
http://www.ibec.or.jp/jsbd/Y/index.htm
Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center (Studio Gang Architects)
Location: 1600 South State St, Chicago, USA
General Contractor: W.E. O’Neil
Consultant: David Eckmann, Magnusson Klemencik Associates
Size: 36,000 sqf
Rating: LEED Silver or Gold, not clear
http://www.archdaily.com/67247/columbia-college-chicago-media-production-center-studio-gang-architects/
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2010/02/lights-camera-architecturejeanne-gangs-lively-new-media-production-center-at-columbia-college-chicag.html
http://www.studiogang.net/projects_a4.htm
Hockaday School (Overland Partners with Good Fulton & Farrell)
-54,000 SF Academic Research Center
http://www.gff.com/sites/gff/images/1256/gff_1256.pdf
Penn State School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Stuckeman Family Building
-four-story, 111,000-square-foot building
-LEED Gold
http://live.psu.edu/story/27785?rss=30
has a range of case studies for higher ed campuses.
great resource Barry, thanks! a bit odd that they don't list the names of the architects or project team members, but a great portal nevertheless.
an historicist student center project from a few years ago at WUSTL is among the case studies at AASHE:
http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/13416.aspx
well that's to be expected since they aren't architects or builders.
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