High Performing Buildings - Summer 2011 - (Page 4)

C o n T e n T s 32 The Gettysburg Park Museum and Visitor Center 18 The Christman Building Civic Commitment Adaptive reuse is ideal for older cities that have a large stock of historic buildings. But how much does it cost to design, renovate and operate a repurposed building compared to a conventionally constructed building? Construction management and real estate development firm The Christman Company discovered that for its new headquarters in Lansing, Mich., it doesn’t cost more even for a triple LEED-Platinum building. History’s Keeper The largest collection of Civil War artifacts and a cyclorama depicting the Battle of Gettysburg require carefully monitored indoor conditions. The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, completed in 2008, took a decade of research and planning to achieve the preservation standards necessary while still being sustainable. Designers chose a geothermal system to provide long-term savings. Extensive dimming and control systems maintain lighting at optimum levels for visitors and artifacts. In addition, the project team used its experience in designing cold-storage facilities to create the optimum building to house the four-story tall cyclorama. 6 Y2E2 Building That Breathes Stanford University’s Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building (Y2E2) is the first building in Stanford’s new Science and Engineering Quad 2. Science buildings are challenging because of their typically high energy requirements. By using low velocity lab exhaust, multitasking fume hoods, active chilled beams and a natural ventilation system, Y2E2 consumed 50% less energy than similar campus laboratory buildings during its first year of operation. In addition, Y2E2 consumes only one-sixth of the water used by a similar laboratory building on campus. 4 HigH Performing Buildings summer 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of High Performing Buildings - Summer 2011

Commentary
Contents
Stanford University's Y2E2
The Christman Building
The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
Cannon Design Regional Offices, Power House
Great River Energy Headquarters
Letters
Products
Advertisers Index

High Performing Buildings - Summer 2011