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exteriors
PROJECT
An administrative wing added to the Sunshine Health Facilities
nursing home is actually a combination of three distinct buildings,
all of which are certified by Passive House Institute U.S.
Have It All: Quality, Comfort, Efficiency, Cost Savings
An architect's journey through high-performance
design as told through two buildings.
W
hen it was time to build a new adminis-
Founded in 1949, Sunshine Health Facilities was
cropped up as the company has grown: chiefly, office
tration building at Sunshine Health Fa-
built on the site of one of Spokane's first universities,
space, commercial kitchen space, and a commercial
laundry facility.
cilities, Spokane, WA, the construction
Spokane Univ., which closed in 1933. The historical
choice was a no-brainer: PHIUS+ certification through
campus brought with it significant challenges, including
The architect of the project, Sam Rodell, and his
the Passive House Institute U.S., Chicago. Not because
aging housing susceptible to temperature extremes, a
partner, Calla Kirkwood, of Sam Rodell Architects AIA,
the CEO of Sunshine Health Facilities is a tree-hugger,
problem for medically fragile residents. The campus in-
Spokane, have a long history with Sunshine Health, hav-
but because of experience on a 58-bed PHIUS+ certified
cludes a nursing home, a boarding home, and several
ing built, remodeled, or added to all of the buildings over
addition to a state licensed boarding home a few years
cottages.
a span of three decades. But until the boarding house
earlier. It was cheaper to build, cheaper to operate, and
The new administrative building, which shares a
it delivered superior comfort and healthy indoor air to
common atmosphere with the nursing home, is designed
the occupants.
to solve an interesting mix of requirements that have
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addition, design and construction were the old-fashioned way: build to code.
After dipping his toe-and eventually jumping-into
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Commercial Architecture November 2017
The Architects
Preserve Or Restore?
Adaptive Reuse
Light, Sound Contribute to Comforting Experience
Access Flooring Saves Energy, Improves IAQ
Green Walls Welcome Restaurant Guests
High-Profile Ceilings
HVAC System Redirects Convent Resources
Lighting Complements 'Study Cascade' Design
Assembly-Plant Lighting Retrofit
Brewing Up Lighting
Have It All: Quality, Comfort, Efficiency, Cost Savings
Translucent Facade Highlights Learning
Historical Details, High-Performance Windows
Protecting And Enlightening History
Most-Wired Hospital Saves Big
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Commercial Architecture November 2017 - Access Flooring Saves Energy, Improves IAQ
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Commercial Architecture November 2017 - Green Walls Welcome Restaurant Guests
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Commercial Architecture November 2017 - Lighting Complements 'Study Cascade' Design
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Commercial Architecture November 2017 - Assembly-Plant Lighting Retrofit
Commercial Architecture November 2017 - Brewing Up Lighting
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Commercial Architecture November 2017 - Translucent Facade Highlights Learning
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Commercial Architecture November 2017 - Historical Details, High-Performance Windows
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Commercial Architecture November 2017 - Protecting And Enlightening History
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Commercial Architecture November 2017 - Most-Wired Hospital Saves Big
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