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Rinker Hall is oriented on a pure north-south solar axis, increasing daylighting contribution by 30%. Daylighting features preserve the natural or benign variability of the light. Photo © Timothy Hursley B U I L D I N G AT A G L A N C E Rinker Hall houses the building construction program within the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning and accommodates 450 students in 47,270 ft2 of space. The three-level building includes a mix of classrooms, teaching labs, construction labs, faculty and administrative ofﬁces, and student facilities. Developed in parallel with the growth of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and LEED®, between 2000 and 2003, Rinker Hall was the ﬁrst building in Florida to be designed under the LEED® program and earned recognition for innovation in education and materials minimization concepts. However, the building goes beyond the current LEED® framework speciﬁcally in the areas of building orientation, access mapping and low-cost construction and was an AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Green Project for 2005. Maximum Daylight Duration and Penetration At Gainesville’s latitude of 29° 38' 49" N, the south elevation of an east-west oriented building receives high-angle daylight (over 75° inclination), signiﬁcantly reducing south elevation transmittance through the glass 25% of the time. Rinker is oriented counterintuitively on a pure north-south solar axis and demonstrates the ability to use lowangle light to increase daylighting contribution by 30% and the most effective low-angle light by 48%. Extensive DOE-2.1E energy modeling and Superlite 2.0 daylight modeling conﬁrmed the effectiveness of this approach, which now has more than four years of operational experience. A complete daylighting control system on the east and west consists of large exterior windows, wavelength selective glazing, shaped ceiling geometry, photosensor controlled electric lighting, upper daylighting louvers, and lower vision panel blinds with reduced transmission in closed position. A central skylight-covered Building Name M.E. Rinker, Sr. Hall, School of Building Construction Location University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. Size 47,270 ft2 Started 2002 Completed 2003 Use Classroom building Cost $6.6 million Distinctions LEED® New Construction (NC) Gold Rating; AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project for 2005 BUILDING TEAM Owner The University of Florida Architect Croxton Collaborative Architects, P .C./Gould Evans Associates Mechanical Designer Lehr Consultants International Structural Engineer Walter P Moore Utilities Consultant Gainesville Regional Utilities Lighting Designer Kugler Tillotson Associates Inc. Energy Modeling M.S. Addison and Associates Project Manager John-Thomas McCaffrey Construction Manager/Contractor Centex Rooney Construction Co., Inc. Winter 2008 HIGH PERFORMING BUILDINGS 15

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High Performance Buildings - Winter 2008
Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters
Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall
How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower
The Proof Is Performance: How Does 4 Times Square Measure Up?
Lighting the Way: Two Guilford County Schools
Montreal’s Retail Example: Mountain Equipment Co-op® (MEC)

High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008