2008 Gallery of Entries

Category: Building   |  Tier: Professional Built

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Corporate HQ Renovation for Multiple Lifecycles
XYZ, Inc. renovated its U.S. headquarters by stripping the building to its metal skeleton and concrete structure. More than 98% of deconstruction materials were reused, down-cycled or donated. Modular building materials replaced conventional construction materials (drywall, ceiling ductwork). Movable walls, raised access flooring and modular systems office furniture combine to reconfigure and adapt as necessary, minimizing future waste and extending the building through multiple lifecycles.
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The Loblolly House: Disassembly / Reassembly
The Loblolly House represents a novel approach to pre-fabricated and modular housing concepts. The house introduces off-site fabricated elements which are detailed for on-site assembly, future disassembly and redeployment. This entry conducts a virtual house disassembly/reassembly, an embodied energy and carbon footprint analysis and accounts a design-for-reassembly scenario to evidence the potential of a near 100% waste diversion design intent.
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Zoo: Lion House Reconstruction
The Lion House is a historic landmark in an assemblage of Beaux-Arts buildings at the center of the zoo. The transformation of the Lion House from an outdated, disused facility to a state-of-the-art, high-performance building is an exceptional example of lifecycle design, demonstrating the expansive possibilities of adaptive-reuse as the projected first LEED Gold landmarked structure.
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GVP: Design with Deconstruction in Mind
The Grass Valle Project is an integrative design process that incorporates principles of Environmental Design, Green Building, Passive Solar, Natural Daylight, and Reclaimed Building Materials. The design of the GVP was influenced by remaining structures from the Empire Mine State Park, located adjacent to the property. The main goal for the GVP was to provide a concentrated example of vernacular design constructed with a hybrid of current and reclaimed building technology.
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Cost effective and renewable learning environments
The buildings are designed as momentary rigid steel frame with non-shear, non load bearing walls. Tear down and modifications are easy and inexpensive. These buildings are completely removable and relocatable which allows for a completely renewable structure. All utilities including waste, water, mechanical, low voltage and electrical are accessible in access points and runs, allowing system modifications with minor or no construction demo or waste. Stub-out points allow low impact on site.