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Sustainable Design Strategies Sustainable Sites: An earthern berm underneath and adjacent to the building is composed of the ground-up asphalt parking lot formerly on the site. Energy & Atmosphere: Variable frequency drives and sensors on all range hoods adjust power levels of the exhaust fans to reduce energy usage. Water Efficiency: Captured and recycled rainwater is repurposed for toilet flushing and irrigation. Materials & Resources: The sustainable palette includes cork flooring and repurposed wine bottles used as a design element. Indoor Environmental Quality: Walls of windows bring daylight to the core, cutting the lighting load and highlighting the school’s pedagogy. Polychromatic ceramic wall tiles were used to flavor the classrooms; a brown palette was the natural choice for the chocolate lab (above). Interior windows allow passersby, including prospective students and their families, to view the action inside the drink mixology lab (opposite), as well as other classrooms. lobby. The hovering glass-enclosed box reveals racks of recycled wine bottles used here as a design element. “We wanted to offer some privacy here, so the wine bottles act as a screen while also bringing in color,” explains Rick Kobus, senior principal of Tsoi/Kobus & Associates. The glass-bottle palette, bustle of activity, and colorful corridor graphics delight the eye in early morning or late afternoon hours when the building glows like a lantern. natural light was instrumental in expressing and celebrating Johnson & Wales’s pedagogy through design. Show and tell Cooking school teaches more than slicing and sautéing. Safe food handling, quality practices, and cost control are also vital in culinary education. Prospective students and their parents preview these aspects without disrupting the instruction through large observation windows between classrooms and corridors. And ultimately, the copious daylight cuts the school’s lighting load. The semi-private spaces received a similar treatment. The Dean’s Suite—which includes a conference room, small reception area, and offices for the dean and associate deans—features glazing for the conference-room portion that dramatically cantilevers out over the Going the extra (green) mile LEED certification wasn’t on the mind of the university’s own project team initially, but fuel and water efficiency were. One innovation that significantly addresses this is the variable frequency drive (VFD) on range hoods. “Hoods used to run either 100 percent on or off,” explains Raymond Way, project manager for Johnson & Wales. “The VFD has an optic sensor that gauges heat and smoke, and runs the device at the appropriate power. After the planning phase it made sense to go for LEED Gold.” Every piece of equipment is controlled by VFD or is Energy Star–rated. Other conservation and sustainable efforts naturally followed. Rainwater-capturing roof drains reroute water to a 20,000-gallon 60 contract september 2011 www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - September 2011

Contract - September 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Product Briefs: Sustainable
Product Focus: Here Comes the Sun
Product Focus: Cream of the Crop
Memory Museum
Triple Threat
Mission Sustainable
Model of Sustainability
Desert Oasis
LEED by Example
Cooking Light
Trends: The Resilient Workplace
Ideas: Chair History
Designers Select: Boardroom Furnishings
Sources
Ad Index
Perspectives: Steven M. Davis, Faia, Aedas

Contract - September 2011