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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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Create a new home for the Environmental Department at Williams College, incorporating the historic Kellogg building, which has served the department as it has grown.
Goals Make the project exemplary in its sustainability. The Living Building Challenge was selected as an ambitious metric of sustainability.
-- New Center for the Environmental Department
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The design marries the historic with new construction, intentionally magnifying the difference while creating a single functional plan.
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The lower floors are public spaces - kitchen, reception, reading room, conference room, and classroom, while the upper floor is faculty offices.
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Type: Higher Education Classroom Building Size: 9,500 SF of conditioned space Location: Williamstown, Massachusetts Client: Williams College Completion Date: February, 2015 Total Budget and Construction Cost:$4.1 million
Program
Conceptual Solution
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The Living Building Challenge™ is an advanced measure of sustainability comprised of seven performance categories called Petals: Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials, Equity and Beauty. Petals are subdivided into twenty Imperatives. The project is now in the performance monitoring phase.
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Upper Level: Offices
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Lower Level: Teaching Kitchen and Mechanical
Entry Level: Classroom, Reading Room, Conference Room, and Reception
WILLIAMS COLLEGE KELLOGG HOUSE
KELLOGG HOUSE
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North Elevation
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SCALE: 1/8" = 1'0" 3'0"
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South Elevation
A West Elevation
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DD SET 04/15/2013 NOT FOR CONSTRU REVISIONS
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A West Elevation SCALE: 1/8" = 1'0"
CONCEPTUAL PARTI
DD SET 04/15/2013 The solar panel covered pergola reinforces the entrance, NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION located between the historic half and the contemporary half.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION
This is the first U.S. project to include a historic preservation component in seeking Living Building Challenge certification.
SITE
The Living Building Challenge requires 30% of the site be planted with edible agriculture. All water and waste water is dealt with on site. The site itself becomes a living laboratory for the study of the systems that sustain the building operations.
Water Supply
NET ZERO WATER AND ENERGY
Under Living Building Challenge, no combustion is allowed. As a result, the project is designed to be 100% electric, powered by solar PVs located on the building and much of the site. 100% of the water used in the building is collected from roofs, funneled into filters and purified for use. A foam flush composting toilet systems handles solid waste.
HEALTH
Occupant health and happiness is a primary goal of the Living Building Challenge. Every regularly occupied space is required to have operational windows that provide access to fresh air and daylighting.
BIOPHILIA Living Building Challenge embraces the notion first stated by E.O. Wilson, that connection to nature benefits human beings. Even interior elements can symbolize a biophilic connection to nature. Right: The design of this building encourages direct connection to many different natural elements outside the building.
MATERIALS
Avoiding materials containing chemicals on the Living Building Challenge’s “red list” heavily influenced the interior finishes and furnishings choices. It was important to look a little different as well. Trees harvested on site were made into furniture.
Cumulative Energy To achieve net zero , consumption needs to be below production for a 12 month period.
PERFORMANCE BASED CERTIFICATION
The project is currently in the performance monitoring phase to certify the project is net zero for water and energy. Although work needs to be done to reduce energy use and/or add solar PVs to meet net zero, it brings up the question what is success? The fact that occupants are engaged in understanding the impact of their behavior on the environment and having to change it, is, on one hand, a problem, but on the other, is what becoming more sustainability is all about.
“ Our building is fantastic absolutely crawling with students at all hours. It has extended our reach and our impact, which was, of course, the ultimate goal.� - Sarah Gardner, Faculty Williams College Center for Environmental Studies
Ironically, the architectural goal of creating a popular and active building creates an even greater challenge in achieving the net zero water and energy goals.