Commercial Architecture February 2018 - 20

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Above. Ikon.5 architects reduced solar gain significantly through modern glass technology and invented a
glazing unit that supported the design intent and performed significantly better than standard glazing units.
Left. An overhead roof shades the Scholar's Garden and is pulled away from the exterior wall to allow
a naturally ventilating outdoor space, thus keeping the garden cool. This shaded, cool microclimate
courtyard affects the general enclosure of the building and reduces the cooling loads on the facility.

spatially intermeshed and ringed with active learning spaces including a trading
room, community room, break rooms, and classrooms.
The building applies common sense and technical approaches to sustainable
design including the fabrication of furniture from live oak trees found on the site
and the use of Forest Stewardship Council certified wood. A building-management
system monitors energy consumption, and mechanical systems are designed to
minimize energy use while providing optimal comfort control, air quality, and
water efficiency. An enclosed sun-lit Scholars' Garden brings natural daylight into
the center of the building. An overhead roof shades the garden and is pulled away
from the exterior wall to allow a naturally ventilating outdoor space, thus keeping
the Scholar's Garden cool. This shaded, cool microclimate courtyard affects the
general enclosure of the building and reduces the cooling loads on the facility.
The challenge of creating a full-glass building in a subtropical environment is to
reduce enough solar gain to minimize the cooling load, thereby reducing energy
consumption and carbon byproducts. Ikon.5 architects achieved that reduction
significantly through modern glass technology, and invented a glazing unit that
supported the design intent and performed significantly better than standard glazing units. The firm created an insulating unit that reflected 74% of solar gain and
provided 26% transparency by applying a ceramic coating on the second surface of
the first side and a reflective one-way mirror surface on the third surface of the
second side.
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"The LEED Gold awarded to Lynn Pippenger Hall is a testimony to the sustainable design of the building and a reaffirmation of our values and commitment to
the environment," commented Sridhar Sundaram, dean of the Kate Tiedemann

ikon.5 architects

College of Business.

Harvard Jolly Architecture
Kate Tiedemann College of Business

"The work of innovative building projects such as USFSP's Lynn Pippenger Hall
is a fundamental driving force in transforming the way buildings are built, designed, and operated," said Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO of the U.S.
Green Building Council. CA

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