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DESERT LIVING CENTER & GARDENS AT THE SPRINGS PRESERVE EID Award Category: Institutional Size: 54,000 square feet Location: Las Vegas Submitted by: Lucchesi Galati Congratulations to: Owner: Las Vegas Valley Water District / Springs Preserve Design Professionals: Lucchesi Galati (architecture) AldrichPears Associates (exhibits) Stantec Consulting Engineers Inc. (structural) Paladino & Company (LEED certiﬁcation) Harris Consulting Engineers (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) Deneen Powell Atelier (landscape) Natural Systems International (living system) Ensar Group (daylighting) Clanton & Associates (lighting) Keen Engineering Company (sustainable MEP) ESG Construction Consultants (cost estimating) Parametrix (cost estimating) PBS&J (civil infrastructure) Ninyo & Moore (geotechnical) BBI (audio/visual) General Contractor: J.A. Tiberti Construction Company/The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Joint Venture. Construction Subcontractors: US Mechanical (mechanical), Helix Electric (electrical), Desert Plumbing and Heating (plumbing), VT (earthwork), ValleyCrest (landscaping), SME (steel), Southwest Steel (steel), Sunrise (underground utilities), J.A. Tiberti Construction Company (concrete), The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (concrete), Benchmark Development (straw bale and rammed earth), Century Steel (reinforcement steel). define place. The extensive use of appropriate technology and materials give it a contemporary vernacular quality that is striking.” Located in Las Vegas, the DLC is an interactive-based public outreach and applied research facility designed to promote sustainable living within the Mojave Desert. The $49 million facility sits on the 180-acre Springs Preserve campus; the center and surrounding eight acres of botanical gardens create a unique sense of place while serving as a catalyst for community change from being “in the desert” to being “of the desert.” Consisting of five main buildings and a series of small auxiliary structures integrated into the landscape and functioning as fullscale sustainable exhibits, each building has different sustainable characteristics to experiment with the effectiveness of each design principle. The site is powered by a 400-kW photovoltaic system that covers visitor parking and provides approximately 70 percent of the electricity to the site. Buildings and gardens work together with numerous education programs and varied interpretive experiences. Two galleries focused on sustainable education and life in the desert are supported with four classrooms, a dialogue center, library/research center, and a design lab/technical training studio offering a core of a compelling experiences aimed at helping people make intelligent choices. More than 400 mature trees and plants were transplanted from a neighboring facility. Many of the native plants on display were grown from seed collected in the valley, making the plants genetically better adapted to the harsh climate. THE DESERT LIVING CENTER USED RICE STRAW BALES, AN AGRICULTURE WASTE PRODUCT, FOR TWO OF THE FIVE BUILDINGS ON SITE. THE STRAW IS AN OUTSTANDING INSULATOR MINIMIZING THE HEAT LOAD ON THE BUILDING AND REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WOOD FRAMING NEEDED. PHOTO BY LUCCHESI GALATI. www.EDCmag.com 59 http://www.EDCmag.com

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Environmental Design %2B Construction - November 2008 Contents Web TOC Editor's Note Newsline New %2B Notable Green by Nature Award Winner: Juvenile Justice Award Winner: Desert Living FSC Special Section Designing a Greener Building with BIM The Case for Modular Creating a Rustle Lessons Learned The Move Toward Sustainability Lead by Example A%2B Rating Nurture by Nature Commitment to Sustainability Eyeing the Future Work of Art Green has Gone to the Dogs Sensible Upgrade Moisture Issues in Courthouses Green Build - Green Product Buzz Guide Benefi ts of BIM Product Focus Marketplace %2B Classifieds Advertiser's Index Parting Shot

Environmental Design + Construction - November 2008

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