Environmental Design + Construction - October 2008 - (Page 56) Create earth-friendly beauty with color and style! CASE STUDY Duro-design, the only manufacturer offering high-quality Cork, Bamboo, Eucalyptus and FSC Hardwoods in up to 54 colors BAMBOO FLOORING IN CARIBBEAN HOTEL & RESORT For more information, samples or a quick quote call toll-free: 1 888-528-8518 or contact us at info@durodesign.com All major material specifications were re-evaluated in order to meet LEED requirements at 555 Mission Street. Photo courtesy of Turner Construction Company. Get an eyeful of ideas and applications at www.durodesign.com Contributes to LEED 2.0 MR Credit 6 – Rapidly Renewable Resources LEED 2.0 EQ Credit 4.01 (Low Emitting Materials) Cork, Bamboo, Oak, Eucalyptus Flooring EDC10084Duro.indd 1 READER SERVICE NO. 183 WWW.EDCMAG.COM/WEBCARD 9/15/08 3:57:01 PM IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES For Durable, Sustainable, High Performance Construction, There’s Only One Choice PolySteel Insulating Concrete Forms! To reduce the project’s overall impact on the environment, more than 25 percent of products specified in the project are from recycled content including items ranging from structural steel, wood and concrete, to nails and studs used for framing, plus ceramic tile, wood paneling and most finishes. Additionally, the environmental impact was reduced by diverting 80 percent of waste that was generated during the building process to recycling and take-back centers. Unused concrete was returned to the concrete plant to be used as aggregate. Wood that was returned will be chipped and used as ground cover. Steel and metal were sent to recycling centers. BUILDING FEATURES The 670,000-square-foot office tower has approximately 550,000 rentable square feet, including 3,400 square feet of groundfloor retail space, and two levels of underground parking. Visitors to the building are greeted by an attractive public plaza that flows seamlessly into the lobby area. Together, the plaza and lobby will create an organic connection between outside social space and the interior environment. A 25-foot-high by 140-feet-long cable-net-supported wall encloses the lobby. An 11,000-square-foot street level plaza features a Jonathan Borofsky sculpture. The building is designed through a collaboration between the architectural firms of Kohn Pederson Fox and Heller Manus Architects. + Mike O’Brien is senior vice president and general manager of the Northern California Business Unit of Turner Construction Company. He has been with Turner since 1984. Visit www.turnerconstruction.com. 800-977-3676 www.polysteel.com/edc WWW.EDCMAG.COM “The Best Building Material You Can Use for the Exterior Walls of Your Next Residential or Commercial Project” READER SERVICE NO. 56 EDC07074Aply.indd 1 184 WWW.EDCMAG.COM/WEBCARD 6/27/07 1:30:43 PM http://www.durodesign.com http://www.durodesign.com http://www.EDCmag.com/webcard http://www.polysteel.com/edc http://www.EDCmag.com http://www.turnerconstruction.com http://www.EDCmag.com/webcard
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