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5 Teaming Culture: Key to creative and innovative NRDC culture. Design response includes unassigned multifunctional Team Rooms, informal “Living Room” sitting/gathering space, as well as a 100% perimeter “commons” access to light and air — a social corridor. All-in-all, the space facilitates spontaneous and cross-disciplinary interaction. A core feature is seated eye-level privacy with standing full view of the north or south half of floor plate. 6 mixed mode functionality: Unassigned acoustically private spaces that have four key functional modes (see Adaptable Design). The Team Rooms facilitated the consensus to break away from enclosed offices for professionals, as long as they were supplemented with remote functioning (virtual workplace) when away from the office. This feature was also key to providing a population density “flux” capability to accommodate summer interns, fellows and future growth. 7 indoor Air Quality: Moving beyond the VOC criteria of LEED-CI v2.0, Social Corridor along north elevation provides unbroken walkway around the entire floor and also passes tangent to the south façade. Note the reflection of sunlight from the building to the north, a common attribute of urban settings. Floor PlAn FLEXIBLE 3RD SEAT CONFIGURATION WEST 20TH ST OPEN WORK AREA CONFERENCE a screening protocol addresses a broader spectrum of building materials injurious to human health. Some examples are below. Example Building Materials Hazardous to Human Health substance Ethylene dichloride Hazard Carcinogenic (iArC), neurotoxicant material Plastic Welding Adhesive LOUNGE LOBBY OFFICE OFFICE TEAM ROOM TEAM ROOM TEAM ROOM TEAM ROOM WOMENS OFFICE OFFICE MENS PANTRY 1, 2 Dichlorobenzene endocrine Toxicant, neurotoxicant Crystalline Silica Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Plastic foam insulation OPEN WORK AREA lung disease, Joint silicosis (osHA) Compound Carcinogen, neurotoxicant Pressuretreated wood In the upper right corner (NE) and the lower left corner (SW) of the floor are the informal and formal shared conference rooms on the “Social Corridor” loop, while the four shared team rooms with acoustical privacy are centered in the plan. spring 2012 38 HigH Performing Buildings © Halkin Photography llC

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