the OMeGA CeNteR FOR
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
OMEGA INSTITUTE
RhINEbEck, NEW YORk
NOvEMbER 15, 2007
PROJECT TEAM
owNEr: omega Institute for Holistic Studies
Skip Backus
ArcHITEcT: BNIM Architects
Brad Clark
Sarah hirsch, AIA
Ramana Koti
Laura Lesniewski, AIA
Steve McDowell, FAIA
EcoLoGIcAL DESIGN / Eco MAcHINE:
Jonathan todd, Michael Carr - John Todd Ecological Design
Michael Ogden, erin english - Natural Systems International
LANDScApE ArcHITEcT: conservation Design Forum
trish Beckjord
tom Price
Gerould Wilhelm
David Yocca
STrUcTUrAL ENGINEEr: Tipping Mar + associates
David Mar
Marc Steyer
MEp ENGINEEr: BGr Engineers
Katrina Gerber
cIVIL ENGINEEr: chazen companies
Jim Beninati
BUILDEr:
Dave Sember Construction
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the Omega Institute and BNIM Architects are the proud
recipients of the 2007 Living Building competition
"On the Boards" Award for the Omega Center for
Sustainable Living.
AbOuT ThE 2007 Living buiLding COMPETiTiOn
the U.S. Green Building Council, in partnership with the Cascadia Region Green Building
Council, presented the Greenbuild 2007 Living Building Competition, based on Cascadia's
Living Building Challenge (www.cascadiagbc.org). this groundbreaking competition
celebrates the highest level of environmental performance currently achieved in buildings in
the United States. It follows the six performance categories, or "petals", outlined in the
Living Building Challenge: Site, Materials, energy, Indoor Quality, Water, and Beauty and
Inspiration. each petal represents an integral component of a Living Building. this year's
competition acknowledges those existing buildings that earn one or more of the "Living
Building Petals" as a way to recognize the incredible projects that already meet aspects of
the program and to determine how close we already are to building a living building. In
addition, the competition will award one prize to a project that is "on the boards" - in design
or construction with the intent of meeting the Challenge. Winners were announced at
Greenbuild 2007 in Chicago, on USGBC Member Day, November 6.
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ThE OMEgA CEnTER fOR susTAinAbLE Living PROJECT OvERviEw:
In 2006, the Omega Institute commissioned BNIM Architects to design a new 6,200 square
foot facility to serve as a new and highly sustainable wastewater filtration facility. the
primary goal for this project was to overhaul the organization's current wastewater disposal
system for their 195-acre Rhinebeck campus by using alternative methods of treatment. As
part of a larger effort to educate Omega Institute visitors, staff and local community on
innovative wastewater strategies, Omega decided to showcase the system in a building that
houses both the primary treatment cells and a classroom/laboratory. In addition to using the
treated water for garden irrigation and in a greywater recovery system, Omega will use the
system and building as a teaching tool in their educational program designed around the
ecological impact of their campus.
these classes will be offered to campus visitors, area
school children, university students and other local communities.
Preliminary engineering work was done for the project by John todd ecological Design
(wastewater engineer) and Chazen Companies (civil engineer). this early investigation was
invaluable to the full design team in the early design phases for the building and site.
to achieve the client's vision and goals for the project, the design team first sought to reduce
energy and water requirements throughout the basic design of the building and then to
embrace appropriate technologies in an effort to reduce or eliminate negative environmental
impact from the required loads.
the team accomplished this primarily by integrating
collaborative solutions between all the design and engineering disciplines.
the building's design is intended to meet the U.S. Green Building Council's LeeD Platinum
standards and achieve certification as a Living Building. A goal for the project is to be the
first Living Building in the region, if not the nation.
to achieve this, the process is relying on
a highly collaborative team of experts in wastewater, civil, landscape, mechanical and
structural design with a history of working together on high-performance buildings.
through
periodic all-team meetings and on-going collaboration, the team aims to produce a highly
integrated design and ultimately highly integrated building and site, regardless of the Living
Building moniker.
LOCATiOn
Rhinebeck, New York
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6,200 Square Feet
4.5 acres
COsT
$1,650,000
COMPLETiOn
Est. 2008
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susTAinAbLE sTRATEgiEs:
Appropriate building massing and solar orientation
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Daylighting to minimize glare and unwanted solar heat gain
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thermal mass for passive heating and cooling
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Natural ventilation
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Geothermal heat pump system
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Photovoltaics and wind power (the Omega Institute currently purchases 50% of their
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power from an off-site wind power source) to achieve a net zero energy building
Rainwater collection and reuse
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On-site ecological wastewater treatment system -
eco Machine
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Outdoor constructed wetland and under-parking treated water dispersal field
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Bioswales and native plantings in the parking lot and around the building for on-site
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stormwater management, including some treatment of stormwater from off-site
Use of treated water for garden irrigation
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Restoration of existing parking lot through strategies noted above
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Zero stormwater discharge from site
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Limited development and preservation/restoration of habitat
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Prohibiting the use of PVC, mercury, CFCs, hCFCs, neoprene, and other toxic materials
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high use of salvaged and/or FSC-certified wood
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Choice of materials based on local/regional availability
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Account for embodied carbon footprint of the project's construction through one-time
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carbon offsets
Adherence to Living Building Challenge guidelines for limits on construction waste
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Separate ventilation where appropriate
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Interior finishes and adhesives to follow SCAQMD 2007/2008 and California Standard
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01350 for IAQ emissions
healthy air change rates, dependent on use
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educational signage, plus access to building systems for pedagogical purposes
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inTROduCTiOn
Founded in 1977, Omega Institute for holistic Studies is the nation's
most trusted source for wellness and personal growth. As a nonprofit
organization, Omega offers diverse and innovative educational
experiences that inspire an integrated approach to personal
and social change. Located on 195 acres in the beautiful hudson
Valley, Omega welcomes more than 20,000 people to its workshops,
conferences, and retreats in Rhinebeck, New York and at exceptional
locations around the world.
through innovative educational experiences that awaken the best in
the human spirit, Omega provides hope and healing for individuals
and society.
the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) will serve as the
heart of Omega's ongoing environmental initiatives. Omega's
Rhinebeck, New York campus will serve as a model of environmental
sustainability. the center will include a classroom, laboratory,
greenhouse, water garden, and a constructed wetland. the building
will be built in such a way that its systems can be seen, understood,
and replicated in the hope that others will be inspired to help protect
our clean water—a precious and dwindling resource, and adopt sustainable
living practices.
APPROACh
though at its most fundamental level a wastewater filtration facility,
this building and adjacent site has the potential to become a powerful
example of transforming Omega Institute's vision and values into
the form of an integrated landscape and building that serves the
campus both functionally and pedagogically.
the location of the building on the site comes from a desire to link
the sanctuary building at the "top" west edge of the campus with
this facility. Use of water at both locations, both functionally and
symbolically, help make this connection.
though the two buildings
are not directly linked, they form the ends of an axis that runs
through the campus. Locating the building along this axis, which
starts at the Omega campus entry point proved an important step in
bringing the story of sustainability to the rest of the campus.
the orientation of building comes from both this primary campus
axis as well as a response to optimizing solar orientation for the
building. In this case, a long east-west axis for the building allows
more control over access to sunlight and heat gain.
buiLding fORM/dEsign
the building form largely evolves from the practical need to serve
the plants that do the work of wastewater treatment in the eco
Machine as well to provide an inviting and comfortable place for
those who use or visit the building. early research revealed that typical
greenhouse design attempts simply to maximize the sunlight to
the plants. this defies the desire, in this instance, to maintain comfortable
internal temperatures for the workers maintaining the sys
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tem and educational visitors to the facility. Recognizing that the
plants used in the eco Machine reach a light saturation point at
around 30,000 lux-- that is, the maximum amount of light they can
physically use-- the goal became to flatten the amount of light falling
on the plants' surfaces during the summer months to this level in
order to minimize the heat taken on by the space. Conversely, during
the colder months of the year, the amount of light allowed to penetrate
the building envelope is maximized, in order to warm or help
warm the space.
Similar to the manner in which the building meters light for the
plants' needs, the building form and layout work to meter and or
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chestrate a visitor's experience of the systems at work within. thus
the experience becomes that of passing through a series of layers;
each layer "talking" about a portion of the bigger ecological puzzle.
these layers of building become an articulation of a path from the
Omega campus down to the lake edge, parallel to the path the water
takes from the campus, eventually returning to the ground and ulti
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mately to the lake.
Water, as the primary inspiration for the new building, takes on a
ubiquitous role throughout the building and site. Its natural presence
on the site, its uses on site and within the building, its movement
through the site and building and its treatment and reuse sys
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tems are all transparent and highlighted. In this way, water becomes
the impetus for a series of integrated design features that serve
their intended functions but that also present valuable and inspiring
learning and teaching opportunities. In one particular instance, a
fountain is introduced into the main lobby to remind each visitor of
the acoustic and tactile qualities of water.
this feature, using rainwater
captured from the roof, is intended to provide a soothing entry
sequence into the building.
the final form of the fountain will rely on
both the team's initial design as well as the craftsmanship of the lo
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cal builder.
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inTEgRATEd wATER And LAndsCAPE sysTEMs
every element of the Omega Institute site development and infrastructure
is designed to reinforce an educational and inspirational
experience for all who work at and visit the campus while suggesting
a "water sensitive" relationship between the built and natural environment.
this phase of improvements includes arrival and drop-off
space, parking facilities, wastewater recycling and reuse facilities,
and connecting walkways and paths. Since this space is the first ex
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perience for visitors to Omega, a thoughtful approach to its design is
critical. Underlying the design team's approach is an appreciation
that all water is a precious resource that nurtures all residents. to
achieve this quality, site improvements must meet or exceed traditional
regulatory, functional and programmatic requirements, be
didactic in form, holistic in function, and above all, create beautiful,
inspiring landscapes within the ecological and cultural context of the
campus.
the integration of water and landscape systems supports and reinforces
the fundamental mission of the Omega Institute: "through
innovative educational experiences that awaken the best in the hu
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man spirit, Omega provides hope and healing for individuals and
society."
the proposed site improvements begin to lay a visible framework for
how these connections can occur. the water-sensitive theme will be
SITE
communicated in educational programming developed over time
that will utilize site elements as demonstrations. In addition, site ele
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ments will also provide opportunities for independent exploration
and reflection. thematic expression will be embodied in subtle landscape
patterns and features near the welcome area, classroom
building and in the immediate environs. With this in mind, the design
team has treated all site, building and infrastructure improvements,
as well as operations and maintenance, as learning opportunities.
the site programming is based upon the sustainable site principles
adopted by the design team:
1. treat all water as a precious resource; never squander it as a
waste product.
2. Restore health and stability to the site and surrounding landscape
through the redevelopment process.
3. Utilize integrated design to achieve multiple objectives with each
element of site infrastructure.
REsuLTs
the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) will embody and
propagate the Institute's commitment to holistic well-being.
Functioning like a cycle found in nature, the Center will use natural
resources to turn its waste into food -- literally, for reuse and regrowth
on site, and metaphorically, to foster new and greater
growth in the form of heightened awareness and positive change for
each of its visitors.
Rendering: Aerial Perspective
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the energy strategy for the Omega Center for Sustainable Living is
to first minimize the total energy required to operate the building;
then provide all required energy via three photovoltaic collectors
(PV arrays) integrated into the building.
energy reduction was achieved in the greenhouse by throttling the
light entering the building during the hotter months to the light
saturation point (the maximum amount of light the plants can
physically process) of the eco Machine plants. During the colder
winter months the building opens up to let in as much solar radiation
as is available for passive heating. Walls and floors are of high
thermal mass to help flatten day/night and day/day temperature
swings.
Using a building energy model (eQUeSt), the OCSL's average daily
energy use is estimated to be 139.73kw/day.
the PV array size is validated based on the following assumptions:
Average Daily Solar Radiation (DSR): 4.35kw/m
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2
/day
Average PV Panel efficiency (Pe): 15%
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South Collector (SC): 100.42 m
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2
Canopy Collector (CC): 63.17m
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2
Roof Collector (RC): 62.71m
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System efficiency (Se): 95% or 5% inefficiency
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Average Daily Array Output = ((Pe(SC+CC+RC) )DSR)*0.95
= 140.28kw/day
therefore, 139.73kw/h < 140.28kw/h
or estimated energy Use < Average Daily Array Output
the architectural expression of materials is one of simplicity and
transparency and is heavily influenced by the colors and textures of
the region. No effort is made to mask the nature of a material, but
every effort is made to express the unique beauty of each. Overall,
the strategy is to render the building as a background or a lens
through which the eco Machine and surrounding landscape can be
viewed and understood. Areas in which people will come into contact
with the building are treated with more refined materials and
detailing.
Local wood rainscreen siding: treated as a rainscreen for
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breathe-ability and allowed to weather to a warm grey hue over
time.
Standing seam metal roof: Chosen for its longevity and natural
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resistance to decay, with recycled content material.
Concrete with local aggregates: Used throughout the building
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for durability, its desirable thermal mass, and as an expression
of connectedness to the earth. Concrete is also used in the
construction of the greenhouse walls for its resistance to
moisture and its thermal mass properties.
Local stone: Used as a sitting wall around the rainwater
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collection pond and as an inlay in the concrete floor, expressing
the passage from lobby to the greenhouse or classroom.
the team made every effort to eliminate materials on the Living
Building Challenge Materials Red List from the project. Some materials,
of course, were more difficult to replace than others, as expected.
Availability of some specialty plumbing components and
rare inclusion in some of the smaller subcomponents of a larger assembly
may make it unfeasible to be 100% true to the intent of this
prerequisite at the time of construction, but the design team and
builder continue to work towards viable alternatives prior to
construction.
the owner has committed to offsetting the embodied carbon foot
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print of the building's construction through a one-time carbon offset,
which will be calculated after construction is complete.
ENErGy
MATErIALS
Material selection for the building seeks to minimize the potential
off-gassing from various construction materials. Where a finish is
required, materials were evaluated for longevity, environmental
impact, and impact on indoor air quality.
Operable windows are provided in each occupied space for both the
health and enjoyment of guests in addition to being part of the
passive heating and cooling strategy for the building.
INDoor qUALITy
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such as filter strips, rain gardens, and bioswales. Rich landscape
features adjacent to pedestrian space will be planted with native or
adaptive drought-tolerant plants to avoid the need for intensive care
or irrigation. Any irrigation of these areas during stress periods or
drought will be recycled water harvested from the eco Machine.
the areas outside of the zone of parking, constructed wetland cells,
and buildings will transition to restored native landscapes -- woodlands,
wetlands, and prairie as appropriate. these native landscape
systems will be restored and managed with low-input cultural practices
commensurate with their natural habitat, and will serve to re
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store stability and healthy hydrology to the surrounding area. Little
or no surface runoff will be generated from these ambient
landscapes.
CLAssROOM buiLding
the OCSL's building houses the eco Machine greenhouse space,
classroom space, restrooms, and support space. Runoff water from
the hard surface roof will be directed towards rain gardens on the
north and east side of the building, where it will be utilized by the
plants and seep slowly into the ground. In addition to using captured
rainwater for toilet-flushing, a vibrantly landscaped water feature
will utilize stored rainwater and be re-circulated using solar or wind
power. If the rain gardens/cistern become full (only in extremely
heavy, concentrated, or long-duration rain events), excess water will
be routed through a series of level spreaders or conveyed by runnels
for diffused discharge into the surrounding landscape.
COnsTRuCTEd wETLAnd CELLs
there are four constructed wetland cells located south of the OCSL.
these wetlands are a part of the wastewater recycling/ treatment
process located in the greenhouse portion of the classroom building.
Water will pass through gravel beds within these wetlands and then
will be gradually released into subsurface areas north of the classroom
building. the wetland cells will be terraced down the southern
slope. the overall effect of the space will be very diverse, colorful
and garden-like. the diverse palette of perennial plants will provide
habitat for a variety of birds and beneficial insects as part of the
overall landscape system. Paths will provide access to these spaces
for learning opportunities.
EROsiOn And sEdiMEnT COnTROL
During construction and landscape establishment, soil erosion
and sediment control practices will be deployed that meet or
exceed local and state requirements and avoid the movement of
soil/sediment materials off of the portion of the site under
construction.
the project site sits atop an aquifer that is connected to a lake that is
contiguous to Omega's campus. Wastewater from the entire campus
is treated prior to returning to the aquifer by way of
the Omega
Center for Sustainable Living's biological treatment facility.
though
potable water will be from municipal sources, 100% of the water
used for toilet-flushing will come from harvested rainwater.
this
wastewater from the building will then enter the eco Machine and its
treatment process.
the 1,800 gallon rainwater cistern is based on a 25-year simulation
where 100% reliability is achieved, i.e., the building never runs out of
rainwater based on design usage. Inside the building, all fixtures are
low-flow. the one urinal is waterless and the toilets are dual-flush to
reduce water needs within the building.
One hundred percent of stormwater and building water discharge is
handled on-site by an integrated system of bioretention swales, rain
gardens, re-integration of native species into the parking lot, con
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structed wetlands and other areas not requiring paving. Primary
strategies include: conserving water resources, avoiding surface
water runoff, avoiding surface and groundwater contamination and
making water systems transparent.
the following narrative further
explains the site rainwater and landscape approach used to restore
the land and protect water use and quality.
PARking LOT
the parking lot is designed to serve the facility with an easily navigable,
attractive arrival and parking experience. the parking spaces
are located within bays oriented from north to south, leading to the
drop-off and main pedestrian walkway. the bays are spaced 12' to
30' apart, and these irregular-shaped spaces will be landscaped to
provide multiple benefits. they will serve as filter strips for runoff
water from the parking bays and be graded to allow surface water to
be slow, cleansed, and cooled. Overflow water will migrate to the
southeast, towards a series of rain gardens on the north side of the
classroom building. these rain gardens are then directed towards a
series of level spreaders stepping down the hillside to the east, which
then ultimately overflow to a small rain garden/basin on the south
side of the constructed wetland cells. the vast majority of the rainwater
falling upon the parking lot will be absorbed and infiltrated
within these zones, mimicking natural hydrology. the filter strip areas
will also be planted with trees and other plantings to provide
shape, screening, and habitat. they will serve to break up the overall
parking lot into smaller, human-scaled parking "rooms", surrounded
by plants.
REsTOREd nATivE LAndsCAPEs
the landscapes associated with the area of site and building im
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provements will be designed as rainwater management systems
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1 SEPTIC TANKS - The first step in the process,
this is where the majority of suspended solids in the
water are separated out. Naturally occurring microbial
organisms living in the water work to digest the sludge
that settles to the bottom of the tanks and the now
partially clarified water is skimmed off into the Anoxic
Tank.
2 ANOXIC TANK (aka ANAEROBIC TANK) - Here
further settling and a process known as anaerobic
digestion occur.
3 CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS - Here the water
flows through the root structure of wetland plants.
The plants remove nitrates and reduce the Biological
Oxygen Demand (BOD - a measure of the rate at which
biological organisms use up the available oxygen) and
suspended solids in the water.
4 AERATED LAGOONS - In this step, additional wetlands
plants are suspended in an Aerated Lagoon. In a
symbiotic relationship, the plant roots act as a habitat for
microbial populations that further scrub the water.
5 SAND FILTER - This stage is the final "polishing"
of the water prior to being reintroduced to the environment.
Microorganisms living on and between the grains of
sand are fed by any remaining organic compounds in the
water.
6 SUBSURFACE DISPERSAL - At this stage the water
is reintroduced to the soil via a subsurface network of
chambers. The chambers are flooded with the processed
water and allowed to percolate into the soil.
7 RAIN GARDENS - Here water running from the
building roof is temporarily detained during a rain shower
while plants work to cleanse the water of contaminants
before it enters the Rainwater Cistern or is absorbed into
the soil.
8 RAINWATER CISTERN - Water is stored here to
fulfill the Center's yearly water needs.
9 DEMONSTRATION WASTEWATER LAGOON
10 ENTRY VESTIBULE - This feature works to reduce
heating and cooling needs for the buildings conditioned
spaces by acting as a buffer between indoor and outdoor
conditions. It also helps to reduce the amount of dirt
tracked into the building on the shoes of guests.
11 LEARNING LAB - Part of the Classroom, this area
provides a place for visiting students (everyone is a student
here) to perform tests and experiments on the water.
12 PHOTOVOLTAIC COLLECTORS - While being strategically
located to reduce the buildings power needs (by
shading the building from the summer sun), Photovoltaic
collectors provide all of the buildings power needs.
13 METAL ROOF - Made from recycled metal, the
reflective properties keep the interior spaces cooler and
mitigate the "heat island" effect.
14 GREEN ROOF - This living roof system provides additional
thermal insulation for the building while protecting
the waterproofing material from the elements.
15 WOOD RAINSCREEN SIDING - Either from FSC
Certified or Reclaimed wood, this wall systems allows the
building skin to "breathe" and eliminates the need for
painting. The wood will weather naturally to a gray color.
16 AUTOMATIC VENTILATION WINDOWS - To
facilitate passive cooling of the Greenhouse, vent windows
open automatically when the inside temperature reaches a
set level.
17 INTERIOR FINISHES - Building materials, such as
the concrete floor and unit masonry walls, are left exposed
and unfinished where possible minimizing the amount of
material and the overall embodied energy of the building.
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AbOuT bniM ARChiTECTs
BNIM Architects is a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm founded in 1970 in Kansas
City, Missouri, with offices in houston, tX, Des Moines, IA, and Los Angeles, CA. the firm is
committed to its community while establishing a national presence as an innovator of design
methodologies, sustainability and new technologies in architecture, planning and workplace
design.
BNIM's mission is to improve the quality of life for the owner, user and surrounding community
by balancing social, economic and environmental concerns. the foundation of BNIM's
continued growth and success has been the individuals - client and designer - who share a
common vision and find purpose in creating works of extraordinary quality and utility.
through a process of integrated design, which is both an organized collaboration between
disciplines and an interweaving of building systems, BNIM creates designs that are both en
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vironmentally responsible and that achieve the highest level of design excellence. this philosophy,
Deep Design Deep Green, is embraced by all members of the firm.
As pioneers in the sustainable movement, BNIM and its associates are known as thought
leaders in the industry and beyond.
through early involvement in the U.S. Green Building
Council, national committees and demonstration projects, BNIM's work helped establish the
national AIA Committee on the environment, the USGBC's LeeD rating system and the Living
Building concept.
BNIM's projects embody the concept of restorative design, which aims to maximize human
potential, productivity and health while increasng the vitality of natural systems. the firm
designs buildings and spaces that have a benign or healing impact on the site while being
environmentally responsible, experientially rewarding and deeply educational.
their projects
demonstrate a belief that buildings and communities should be seamlessly integrated
with the natural world.
this results in structures that interact with their environment as liv
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ing systems, celebrating light, water, landscape and natural materials.
through research and investigation, the use of cutting-edge technology and the execution of
solution-driven design, BNIM Architects has gained a reputation for design excellence.
BNIM's multidisciplinary projects have won numerous design awards from the AIA and other
respected organizations. Included among them are national AIA/COte top ten Green
Projects Awards and recognition from the General Services Administration, the American
Planning Association, the International Interior Design Association and the American Society
of Landscape Architects to name a few.
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