BNIM DEEP by BNIM

DEEP

The Practice of BNIM.

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DEEP

The Practice of BNIM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

01. About BNIM 02. Deep Design Deep Green 03. Design Philosophy 04. Collaboration 05. Integrated Design 06. Tools 07. The Economics of Design 08. Community 09. Our Services 10. The Results

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Appendix Awards Firm Principals

about bnim.

01. About BNIM

We are BNIM BNIM is a group of passionate individuals finding solutions for our clients and community to make their life and work better, easier and more inspired. We are a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm using technology, talent and research to guide our work. The firm is committed to our communities while stewarding a national presence as an innovator of design methodologies, sustainability and new technologies in architecture, planning and workplace design. BNIM was founded in 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri, and has offices in Houston, Des Moines, Los Angeles and San Diego with over 200 active projects across the nation.

We Design for a Better World We design at all scales — from buildings to entire communities. We find solutions together, elevating our client’s mission and empowering their goals with the work we create with them. For us, design excellence is achieved when also ensuring integrated bottom line performance —social, environmental and economic balance — for our clients and communities. We create communities—through our designs for buildings and places, through our outreach and service, and through our interaction with clients, friends and colleagues.

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How We Design All members of the firm embrace a guiding philosophy—Deep Design Deep Green. In this way, BNIM creates designs that are both environmentally responsible and Regenerative, and that achieve the highest level of design excellence. Through this lens, each design discipline—architecture, interiors, landscape architecture, planning and so on—employs a set of tested and thorough processes that are customized to elicit a mission-driven solution for each project. We Understand Our Clients: We discover them, who they are, what they do and how they work. With this understanding, the solution can support their core business and be a strategic partner in their success. We Collaborate: Working closely with our clients and with our team of consultants we produce the most informed solutions. We Practice Integrated Design: This organized collaboration between disciplines and interweaving of building systems achieves holistic solutions that are sustainable, efficient and beautiful. We Start with Intuition and End with Science: In the beginning of our design process, we allow our intuition and emotional responses to guide us. In successive phases, we hone these solutions with scientific methods of research, daylight calculation and energy modeling to test and optimize performance. We Use + Design Tools: The right tools make our work better. If we don’t have the right tool, we invent it. The tools we design for others, buildings and communities, make their lives richer. We Understand the Layers of Design: There are many layers that go into designing buildings and communities. We consider each one individually, and then holistically, to create integrated solutions.

Why We Design The success and satisfaction of BNIM’s clients is the most important benchmark of our success. The firm celebrates the personal triumphs that can be achieved through design: be it the owner who realizes dramatic energy savings; the user whose productivity increases because of their healthy, light-filled workplace; the community that benefits from a responsible neighbor; or the environment that is restored by our design strategies. For over 38 years, we have held these values and, as a result, we are a leading national resource for innovation, research, design and new methodologies that continues to shape the national and global agenda for responsible architecture and design.

02. Deep Design Deep Green

It is often impractical to segment threads of the design process, and its ripple effects, into neat piles. Inevitably, as you pull one thread, you find it attached to and influencing many others. At BNIM, everything is connected—the process, the design, the project performance and, ultimately, our client’s success. Our projects have a lasting positive impact on those people and organizations that they are designed to serve while minimizing the consumption of resources, reducing waste and pollution and restoring natural systems.

Deep Design: Though BNIM is a design firm by name, the firm’s goal is not only great design, but great design that brings people and the planet together to create a healthier environment, stronger communities, more profitable organizations and happier individuals. In BNIM’s history, the firm has been recognized with over 40 national awards and 160 state and regional awards. Included among them are several AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Awards, AIA Honor Awards, and recognition from the General Services Administration, the American Planning Association, the Urban Land Institute and the International Interior Design Association to name a few.

Deep Green: In a marketplace where many claim to be green, BNIM has pioneered projects, methods and research that shaped the direction of the sustainable movement we are a part of today. We feel that leadership in the architectural profession means establishing what is and what will be possible with sustainable design and ensuring that other practitioners can readily have the tools to do the same. BNIM and its associates are known as leaders within the sustainable design industry and beyond. BNIM’s leadership helped to establish the national AIA Committee on the Environment in 1990, and the firm’s early involvement in the U.S. Green Building Council, through national committees and demonstration projects, has shaped the USGBC’s LEED rating system and the Living Building concept from 1993 to the present. Our commitment to sustainability is embedded in all aspects of the work that we do. It is an integral part of the way we collaborate and design, and it is a philosophy shared by the clients and consultants with whom we work.

Pathway to Platinum

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Mast Advertising and Publishing Headquarters, Overland Park, Kansas (Low embodied energy concrete and a Regenerative landscape) Deramus Entry Pavilion, Kansas City Zoological Gardens, Kansas City, Missouri (Daylighting and sustainable materials) Kansas City Zoological Gardens Master Plan, Kansas City, Missouri (Regenerative landscape, native landscape materials, local materials)

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CK Choi Center for Asian Research, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia (BNIM was Sustainable Design Consultant to Matsuzaki Wright Architects) (No sewer connection and atria to facilitate daylighting and natural ventilation) Montana State University Epicenter and NIST Report, Bozeman, Montana (Development of Living Building concept and Baseline Green design tool)

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Fig. 6 Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, Kansas City, Missouri (Regenerative landscape, Living Machine and three demonstrations of PV installation) Fig 7 David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, California (Analysis and measurement of sustainability with regard to the USGBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LEED Green Building Rating System and the Living Building) Fig 8 School of Nursing & Student Community Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (Energy efficiency, increased air quality and improved natural daylighting)

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Fig 9 Lewis & Clark State Office Building, Jefferson City, Missouri (Advanced daylighting technologies and energy efficiency) Fig 10 Heifer International Headquarters, Little Rock, Arkansas (BNIM was Sustainable Design Consultant to Polk Stanley Architects) (No water leaves the site except for black water from the toilets)

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People, Planet and Prosperity: The Triple Bottom Line BNIM embraces the belief that truly sustainable designs establish a balance between social, economical and environmental factors – between people, prosperity and the planet. Within the triple bottom line cycle, the benefits propagate naturally into other areas. For example, a company or community’s commitment to environmental stewardship calls for built environments with strong connections to the outdoors, abundant natural daylight, cleaner air and lessened dependency on electricity and supplied water. In turn, people who interact with these environments are healthier and feel a greater connection to their environment. As a result, these companies and communities benefit from a healthier workforce, greater productivity, lower utility costs and a satisfying environment that propagates continued and increased stewardship of human and natural resources.

LEED The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Rating System is a method of documenting a building’s performance in five key areas that impact humans and the environment: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. As major contributors to the development of the U.S. Green Building Council, members of BNIM were key in authoring the LEED guidelines that have become the standard rating system for sustainable projects today. In LEED version 1.0, BNIM had two pilot projects: the Montana State University EpiCenter and Canyon Forest Village. It was from the MSU project that the materials radius point in LEED was formed. BNIM has multiple projects around the country registered to receive certification in version 2.0. In addition, The Lewis and Clark State Office Building for The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in Jefferson City, Missouri, achieved the USGBC’s highest rating, LEED Platinum.

Regenerative Design Regenerative Design is the creation of buildings, landscapes, communities and products that renew the environment and increase human capacity. Through their design and function, truly sustainable environments add vitality to social, economic and environmental systems. The ultimate goal of sustainability is to change the relationship we share with the earth from one of extraction to one of restoration. The outcome is truly affirmative: climate neutral communities, reduction in real costs and the potential for future generations to be more successful than past generations. Living Buildings BNIM’s vision for the future of architecture is to produce what the firm calls a “Living Building.” Living Buildings are literally and figuratively rooted to place and able to draw resources only from the square feet of earth and sky that they inhabit. They receive all required energy from the sun and all water needs from the sky. This concept was initiated by BNIM in 1998 and has grown into a national initiative, as it finds support in the U.S. Green Building Council and its chapters. BNIM has explored the Living Building concept for The Center for Natural Systems Agriculture at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas and has two Living Buildings underway: Sustainable Energy Centre of Excellence at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario; and the Omega Center for Sustainable Living Wastewater Filtration Facility in Rhinebeck, New York. The power of the Living Building lies within its ability to take care of its own wastes and impacts and subsequently begin to account for the transgressions of others—to be truly Regenerative—by generating more clean energy than is needed in order to help other buildings reduce their energy footprint. BNIM knows that it is possible to use design tools for the purpose of producing a climate neutral building and the firm is proactive in achieving this reality.

03. Design Philosophy

At BNIM we believe that design quality can be defined as Regenerative Design, a notion which insists that architecture have a benign or healing impact on the site while being deeply functional and beneficial for occupants or users. We also believe that each work of architecture, no matter its size, should embrace its cultural, community, urban and natural contexts so that the final outcome empowers its users and contributes to the public realm we all share. Our process is founded on the phrase “mission-driven design.” Each organization and institution we serve has a direct intention, purpose or mission for the place they entrust us to design. Be it a university, corporation, city, school or museum, each has a clear objective or mission. Designing with a vision—your vision—enables precise understanding, measurement and achievement of goals to realize lasting success for the project. The work of BNIM consciously does not fall into any particular stylistic formula. Every project is unique in terms of its site, context, functional requirements, technological potential and role in its community and culture. Therefore, we have constructed a design process that is collaborative, integrated and participatory. All voices will be heard, from clients and users to specialist engineers, designers and constructors, so that the results are distinctive in their conceptual clarity and visual and spatial intensity.

04. Collaboration

BNIM believes that the highest and best results are achieved through collaborative practice. Through an acknowledgement that “No one knows as much as everyone,” the firm truly believes that remarkable things happen when great minds gather to share ideas. This collaborative approach is the essence and spirit of BNIM’s design and decision-making processes. Often, the result of collaboration is an idea, an approach, or a product that is much greater than the sum of the voices that came together to give it life—a testament to the power of innovative thinking. Through a series of projects, BNIM has developed and honed a participatory design process that brings together all stakeholders in a design project with a core group of nationally recognized experts in the disciplines deemed most appropriate. The firm works directly with the client to develop the team of participants that includes their key staff members. Collaborative Environments We know that we are not alone in embracing collaboration. A partnering spirit helps many organizations achieve the greatness they are striving for. We can provide for the design and functional elements that will support the mission and vision of your organization into the future. For example, spaces such as an atrium, a cafe, formal meeting rooms, informal small open seating areas, large open discussion areas and wide stairs that encourage potential meetings or discussions are all types of spaces to encourage collaborative interaction. The integration of technology such as Wi-Fi networks and points for network connection

allow users to tap into technology’s ever-important role in our lives. Patterns of interaction differ and by providing a wide range of opportunities both inside and outside for interaction, collaboration, and flexible teamwork, BNIM can accommodate the varieties of ways people work and learn. Shared Vision-Based Alliances Our collaborations extend outside of our project work into other realms of research, education, practice and thought leadership. Through strategic partnerships with progressive organizations such as AutoDesk, the Packard Foundation and the Lean Construction Institute, we not only further our own work, but we develop tools and practices that will ensure the continued positive transformation of our industry and our built environment. Other partnerships—with the Center from Maximum Potential Building Systems, Sylvatica, and Ray Anderson of Interface among others—have and are currently transforming the entire industry by redefining the way we work and the products and services our industry offers. We have a special enthusiasm for education that improves the knowledge base within our industry. Our educational seminars on Building Information Modeling (BIM), Lean Construction, LEED and sustainability have endowed hundreds of professionals, city leaders, artisans, craftsmen and constructors with information that is critical for moving forward in a sustainable world. This spirit of collaboration led us to receive the 2006 Building Team of the Year Gold Award from Building Design and Construction Magazine in recognition of the building team for the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, home of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

05. Integrated Design

BNIMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design process embraces the concept of integrated design, which is both a collaboration between disciplines and an interweaving of building systems to produce architecture that is environmentally responsible and well designed. Intuitive to Scientific to Experiential Years of experience and expertise allow us the freedom to work intuitively through the conceptual design phase. BNIM utilizes years of research and experience with design strategies and systems to conceptualize how a structure will be oriented to embrace daylight yet reject heat, reduce water and energy usage, and inhabit its site with minimal

impact. These intuitive hypotheses intersect the realm of science when each concept is tested in consecutive phases. Modelsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;virtual energy and daylight modeling tools, plus physical study modelsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;generate scientific data, specific parameters and sizing in order to define the design direction in the design development stage. Both of these principles, the intuitive and the scientific, are important in accomplishing a beautiful, well-balanced design. These purposefully designed structures and interiors are smarter, more efficiently constructed, more adaptable, better for the occupants and the environment and they provide superior value for our clients.

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Fact-Based Design: Putting it to the test At The UT School of Nursing and Student Community Center in Houston, the team designed the building to maximize daylighting and access to views for all occupants. A strong organizational concept for the plan and section of the facility drove the daylighting strategies, and the concept evolved to include more interrelated building systems as different design tactics were refined for each of the five facades (exterior walls and roof). Initially, the team studied alternatives for introducing controlled light into the building without modeling or engineering input. The early, intuitive studies proposed that daylit penetrations would carry light deep into the building and

connect interior spaces, emphasizing the idea of a vertical campus and the connection adjacent to Grant Fay Park. Energy and daylight modeling tools were then employed to test these intuitive ideas and truly understand the conditions. This allowed the team to design the most effective systems for windows, skylights, shading systems, electric lighting systems and other elements. Each of the alternative design schemes was simulated through a yearly cycle, to fully understand each of the approaches and its benefits. The measurements from these simulations were then compared

so that definitive, scientific decisions could be made about using specific strategies for light quality and quantity, energy performance, costs and life cycle criteria. The scientific process allowed the design team to articulate the daylighting strategies for this visionary educational environment and the result has intangible yet appreciable benefits. The cohesive strategies include an integrated faรงade design, vertical atria and a horizontal atrium to provide controlled daylight. The visual connection to the outdoors boosts productivity and reduces absenteeism, increased learning occurs due to improved mental function and increased visual acuity, and the university benefits from energy savings.

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Layers of Design The layers of design diagram demonstrates design considerations that, when layered together, comprise our buildings, campuses and communities. Responsible design considers each of these ‘layers’ separately and then, most importantly, comprehensively so that the final solution is in balance for optimal performance, interconnectivity and support of its owner’s mission. Lean Thinking Supporting our desire to improve our design process, BNIM engaged with the Lean Construction Institute in 2004 to understand how the principles of lean manfacturing and construction might be pulled upstream into design processes. The emerging initiative of Lean Construction is inspired by the “Toyota Way,” the Toyota Company’s model for successful product refinement and production. Construction projects based on lean principles utilize a form of relational contracting that sets in place a three-way partnership between owner, architect and contractor. Goals, incentives, margins and contingencies are established at the beginning of the project. Rewards for finishing ahead of schedule and under budget are shared among the entire project team, forming additional incentives to work together and eliminate controversy throughout the project period. BNIM has been exploring what it means to be a lean enterprise within our own firm. At its simplest, we have developed a streamlined billing procedure. At its most sophisticated, we have developed a project process built on early stakeholder input, alignment with like-minded team members, consensus with workflow and process, and an open problem-solving environment. By simply communicating, we can eliminate wasted efforts, costly false starts and misdirection. Lean thinking facilitates a structured design and construction process that encourages each of us to collaborate, challenges us to improve and frees us to innovate.

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06. Tools

BNIM utilizes an extensive selection of instruments and processes to aid in the design of all projects. Tools such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow the firm to employ the most cutting edge and effective techniques on all phases of projects, from the initial sketches to the ultimate design. i. BIM: Building Information Modeling is a relatively new tool in design and documentation methodology within the architectural industry. BIM generates information about the entire building and develops a complete set of design documents stored in three dimensional form as an integrated database. All the information is parametric and thereby interconnected. This information is used for design decision making, production of high-quality construction documents, predicting building performance, cost-estimating, and construction planning. Since 2001, BNIM has leveraged the interoperability of the BIM model to explore the interconnectedness of BIM with other applications as a way to strengthen our design process and exploration.

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The Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design team utilized BIM modeling early in the design process to evaluate options for site development, building form, and envelope. These exercises aided the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to make informed decisions about site usage, design intent and cost in a relatively short period of time.

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ii. GIS: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an emerging tool intended for use in mapping and analysis of spatial information. BNIM employs GIS technology to inventory, generate and analyze many layers of spatial information to identify specific land areas suitable for development, conservation and recreation/ restoration. The GIS overlay approach is a powerful instrument in helping to clearly delineate the opportunities and constraints of existing site conditions, and to understand potential development impacts. BNIM utilizes GIS for land-use and environmental planning to understand the spatial distribution of natural phenomena in four ways: ecological resource inventory, raster modeling, 2-D / 3-D geographic visualization and database management.

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iii. Daylighting: BNIM analyzes the potential of daylighting to create visually stimulating spaces that conserve energy while being healthy and productive for the inhabitants. BNIM uses effective tools and metrics to optimize climate and project-appropriate daylighting strategies such as apertures, glazing, and shading. iv. Climatization: Because the environment can be harsh on the buildings it surrounds, BNIM designs each structure according to the climate-specific conditions of a region or microclimate. For example, a building that would experience the harsh, Midwestern winters would be insulated appropriately; a building that would be exposed to consistent, hot temperatures would feature cooling and shading elements.

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07. The Economics of Design

Workplace Economics Employees are an essential part of any workplace; they determine the productivity, success and spirit of an organization. They also account for 90 percent of an organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expenses. It is astounding that the first costs of construction and the ensuing operations and maintenance costs for a facility amount to just five percent each, compared to the 90 percent associated with human resources, when distributed over the average 20-year lifespan of a facility.

The Sustainability Matrix, a tool BNIM developed for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, explains the financial cost of following through on sustainable strategies and the environmental and societal costs of not doing so. Six levels of design were measured in this study: (1) the Market Building; (2) LEED Certified; (3) LEED Silver; (4) LEED Gold; (5) LEED Platinum; and (6) the Living Building. (overleaf) The matrix and report were the first of their kind to address these issues comprehensively and in relationship to one another to truly understand the costs associated with sustainable design. They address land and water consumption, the impact of buildings through the next one hundred years rather than the next twenty and carefully considers the source of materials, manufacturing processes, and transportation requirements.

Energy, Pollution and External Cost to Society

Building for Sustainability:

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LIVING BUILDING 100 Year Building 45' Wings Solar Orientation Natural Daylighting Natural Ventilation Living Machine®

OPERATIONAL ENERGY

· 3 Story Building · Concrete Frame · Raised Access Flooring · Sun Shades · Operable Windows · Partially Daylit Parking · Living Machine · Photovoltaics (100%)

= Carbon Dioxide (tons) - Global Warming = Sulfur Dioxide (lbs.) - Acid Rain = Nitrogen Dioxide (lbs.) - Smog = Particulate Matter < 10 Microns (lbs.) - Air Quality

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Short and Long Term Costs All of these figures are based on cost estimates created for each conceptual building model. All costs shown have been adjusted from actual cost estimates to reflect a $10 million Market Building as a baseline. The Net Present Values indicated represent 30-, 60- and-100 year cost models that are based on 5% cost of capital, 1-1/2% inflation rate and 5% annual increase in energy costs.

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08. Community

Building Community BNIM designs with the idea that people live, work and play in buildings and cities. In other words, creating buildings is not enough; it’s about building communities that thrive with life and vitality. Buildings, streets, landscapes and other open spaces are all pieces that form a community, but it is each citizen who gives that community unique life.

Public Realm Part of BNIM’s approach centers on the idea that the mere creation of the physical fabric of buildings is only a partial contribution to the city’s greatness. BNIM believes that the outdoor spaces—as well as buildings and indoor spaces— such as plazas, streetscapes and boulevards are also building blocks of cities. Each city has a public realm that

is an authentic and original reflection of its unique place and people. The cultural activities, social responsibility, political process, governance and the spaces people inhabit for communal endeavors all shape the public realm. Our strong belief in community, and our reputation for creating it, has led us to other places that are struggling to rebuild theirs:

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Community Building: NOLA Because of the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history of involvement in New Orleans relief efforts, as well as its national reputation for sustainable design leadership, BNIM was selected to participate in New Orleans: Make it Right. The Make It Right (MIR) Foundation, supported by celebrity and activist Brad Pitt, set its mission as providing quality housing for individuals and families affected and displaced by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

Working together with a group of local, national, and international architects, in coordination with citizens of the Lower Ninth Ward and with the support of MIR, BNIM designed a 940 square foot, energy efficient, affordable dwelling for the community. The overall design originates from the shotgun style home, celebrating the unique aesthetic of the New Orleans community. Building orientation, daylight and energy efficiency are features of the design. Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) and mold-resistant walls will maximize efficiency, minimize waste, and respond to the local climate. Outdoor spaces with ample porches help foster interaction between neighbors. A rainwater cistern and portable solar energy packs outfit the home’s “area of refuge” so that residents may remain safe in the event of future flooding.

Community Building: Greensburg On May 4, 2007, a powerful EF-5 tornado flattened more than 90 percent of the town of Greensburg, Kansas. At the Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request, BNIM became an early contributor to the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recovery efforts, working with community members and town officials as well as local, state and federal organizations such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In October 2007, the firm was formally selected by the City of Greensburg, with support from the USDA, to prepare the first phase of a comprehensive master plan to rebuild the city. The master plan provides a framework for the rebuilding of Greensburg based around the principles of economic, social and environmental sustainability and was approved through an open community, consensus-based process.

BNIM is also leading the design for the rebuilding of the K-12 schools by providing a comprehensive design plan for an environmentally responsible educational facility that will include a high school, junior high and elementary school, along with shared support facilities such as an auditorium, athletic field and public spaces.

LEED速 Platinum Resolution On December 17, 2007, the City Council adopted a resolution that all city buildings greater than 4,000 square feet must be certified LEED Platinum, making Greensburg the first city in the U.S. to pass such a resolution. BNIM worked closely with the city to draft the resolution and to educate the community on the benefits of mandatory LEED Platinum certification. The resolution is in line with the overall sustainable rebuilding objectives in the Comprehensive Master Plan.

09. Our Services

ARCHITECTURE BNIM sees the practice of Architecture as a synergy of a number of complex variables. Our holistic practice includes a complete range of design services including pre-design analysis, architectural design and construction related services. Focusing on an integrated approach to problem solving, which includes teaming our clients with the best and brightest consultants, we strive to create teams that focus on a collaborative approach to design.

INTERIOR DESIGN BNIM offers complete interior design services, from initial programming and space planning to the final details of selection of furnishings, fixtures, finishes and equipment. Experience includes educational and institutional facilities, hotels, retail, restaurants, corporate and medical offices, theaters, housing, law firms and government buildings.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE BNIM Landscape Architecture offers expertise in site selection and analysis, stormwater management, master planning and detailed landscape design. Our philosophy is to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor environments, while minimizing the environmental impact of building projects. We create unique, memorable places that are healthy, efficient and responsive to the client’s and user’s needs.

PLANNING + URBAN DESIGN BNIM is committed to providing holistic design and planning solutions at every scale. We believe in a vision for our communities that is founded on the lessons of the past, acknowledges the goals of the present, and promotes the dreams and possibilities of the future. Our planning services include community planning, urban design, sustainable community consulting, master planning, regional planning, environmental planning, and urban revitalization.

STRATEGIC WORKPLACE PLANNING Strategic Workplace Planning (SWP) is a philosophy. It is an approach to the design processes that drives the integration of knowledge and design. SWP is demonstrated by a pragmatic, business approach to design of the built environment. It is our mission to align our client’s goals, business objectives, and values with the design of their space. Viewing the space as a strategic tool for building the value of an organization requires a deliberate approach to information gathering, analysis, application, and planning for the future. Strategic Workplace Planning establishes a framework to accomplish this.

SUSTAINABLE CONSULTING At BNIM, our commitment to sustainability is embedded in all aspects of our work. With Elements, our sustainable consulting division, our knowledge of sustainable design is available to clients and competitors who can benefit from our years of experience with LEED, access to resources, daylighting and energy modeling and the integration of these design principles on their projects. Elements improves the performance of buildings from the standpoint of energy and environmental performance and human health and productivity.

BIM CONSULTING Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a building design and documentation methodology that creates a reliable, coordinated and consistent digital representation of a building for design decision-making, construction document production, performance testing and the actual construction process. BIM saves time and money with fewer coordination errors and an integrated digital environment that gives designers, contractors and owners the ability to enhance their overall vision of all aspects of the project.

GRAPHIC DESIGN Operating as an integrated team member within our architectural design process, our marketing and graphics studio provides a wide variety of design services from wayfinding systems to environmental design and interpretive signage, from event branding and program collateral to fundraising packages, from identity development to web design. Informed, progressive and sustainable solutions transfuse our process, resulting in a product that creates unique solutions for our clients.

INFORMATION SERVICES Information technology plays a key role in the design and construction process. BNIM uses state of the art software tools to increase the performance of our design teams and building designs. Through partnerships with key software developers we are able to influence the development of these tools in a way that positively impacts our process.

The Results

iowa utilities board/ office of consumer advocate BNIM designed the recently completed, energy efficient office building to house the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) and the Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA). An infill development on the State of Iowa Capitol Complex in Downtown Des Moines, the project was developed on a challenging, awkwardly proportioned landfill site and serves to create a gateway to the complex at its Southeast corner. The building will serve as a testament to the sustainable stewardship of the State of Iowa. It is a model energy efficient office building demonstrating proven, cost-effective energy efficiency measures for new construction. The building is organized into two wings: the north wing comprises the IUB, while the south wing is comprised of the OCA on level two and common space on level one. The common space includes a hearing room, conference center and lounge space. Linking the two wings is a two-story lobby housing vertical circulation and service functions. An entrance courtyard sits between the wings and a plaza space is located off of the south wing.

The project was designed to integrate replicable sustainable strategies; serving as a demonstration project for other government facilities at the state and local level, and also for the general public and private enterprise. While many of the employed strategies are â&#x20AC;&#x153;off the shelfâ&#x20AC;? to various degrees or have been used elsewhere, what makes this application particularly significant is the multitude of strategies integrated together to truly achieve a building of exemplary energy performance. After six months of occupancy, the facility is consuming 67 percent less energy than a code compliant building.

omega center for sustainable living Omega is the first project in the world to achieve both ‘Living’ Status and LEED Platinum. In 2006, the Omega Institute commissioned BNIM to design a new highly sustainable wastewater filtration facility with a strong educational component focused on water. The project replaces the current wastewater disposal system for 119 buildings on a 195-acre campus in Rhinebeck, New York by using biological methods of treatment via an Eco Machine. As part of a larger effort to educate visitors, staff and the local community on local, regional and global water issues, the project showcases this ecological system in a building that houses the primary treatment cells and a classroom/laboratory. The building received a LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and is one of the first buildings to receive certification as a Living Building.

The project is the first in the nation to receive ‘Living’ status in Living Building Challenge 1.3 and LEED Platinum certification. For information on Living Building Challenge click here. To achieve this, the process is relied 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 aimed to produce a highly integrated design and ultimately highly integrated building and site, regardless of the Living Building moniker.

todd bolender center for dance and creativity The relocation of the Kansas City Ballet to the new Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity involved the preservation and adaptive reuse of the former Power House at Union Station. The building was originally designed by architect Jarvis Hunt and was constructed from 1913-1914, representing an important era in Kansas City history. The challenge of creating an organized program diagram within an existing historical building was welcomed by BNIM and resulted in creatively reusing existing structure and interior elements in new applications. Six studios and a performance theater that seats 180 are large components of the program. The Balletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new home also houses administrative offices, wardrobe, costumes and production areas.

There is a strong parallel between the two dynamically different uses of the historic building. The original use for the building was the generation of steam and electricity from burning coal that powered Union Station, the surrounding rail yards and buildings. The Kansas City Ballet has moved in and will create the next generation of dancers through artistic energy and hard work of individuals that benefits the Kansas City community.

BNIM des moines office This collaborative office environment was designed to accommodate an expanding architectural practice in an existing street level urban office building located in the Central Business District of Des Moines, Iowa. While the work stations are relatively fixed, the organization of the spaces, the communal tack wall and open conferencing areas provide for flexibility and sharing of ideas and concepts. Designed initially to provide work areas for 14, the space can comfortably accommodate 18 work areas for future growth. Few walls subdivide the space providing a volumetric environment that can be adapted and changed as working methodologies change over time. Collaboration and communal space is provided at each work area, at the tack wall, in open conference rooms and in the storage and coffee area. Work stations and the conversation table in the coffee area are designed at standup or tall stool height to easily accommodate spontaneous and scheduled conversation, discussions, critiques and interchange.

Taking advantage of the north and west floor-to-ceiling windows, work areas are held back to allow all to have access to views and to maximize comfort and daylighting opportunities. The office functions well during periods of intense sun and on overcast days. Reuse of existing office space that had been vacant for 10 years contributes to the sustainable characteristics of the design. Located near bus routes and within walking/biking distance of numerous employee homes, the office helps reduce the burning of fossil fuels and carbon contributions. As tenants and strong supporters of responsible life styles, BNIM convinced the existing building owners to provide showers for bikers and runners in a remodeled common restroom facility.

LEWIS & CLARK STATE OFFICE BUILDING MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES As part of its mission to protect and restore our natural resources, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources retained BNIM to design and build a 120,000 square foot office facility — the Lewis and Clark State Office Building — that showcases affordable and cost-effective ‘green’ strategies.

Utilizing the LEED® rating system as an organizing matrix, one of the Owner and design team’s goals was to provide a template for the State, as well as other Missouri organizations, to build in ways that are more respectful of the environment and people. The LEED Platinum building is located in Jefferson City, Missouri on a formerly developed site that sits on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River, where it offers a strong connection to Missouri’s resources. It includes a Regenerative site plan that minimizes storm water run-off and emphasizes the native prairie plants and ecosystems. The building is organized around a four-story atrium space that opens to a grand view of the Missouri River valley. Limestone bluffs prevalent along the neighboring river influenced the formal qualities of the architecture. Natural daylighting, as well as carefully placed sun shading devices, are responsive to the sun patterns throughout the year. The building utilizes the latest advances in daylighting technologies, advanced electrical lighting and control systems, efficient building envelope design and highly integrated and innovative HVAC systems. And wherever possible, systems are expressed rather than hidden in order to educate the public about how the building works. In 2008, an analysis of building performance showed a 7.5% decrease in absenteeism for employees working in the Lewis & Clark State Office Building.

PLAZA COLONNADE The Plaza Colonnade development includes nine floors of Class A speculative office space and the 50,000 square foot Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library for a total of 270,000 square feet, structured parking for 1,220 cars and retail along a portion of the Main Street frontage. A nine-story residential tower incorporating 30 units is also part of the master plan and has been designed for a future phase at the east side of property overlooking neighboring Brush Creek. The offices above offer large, 30,000 square foot floor plates, unbeatable views and a prominent address that provides a high profile location and easy access to some of Kansas City’s most notable destinations and several major transportation arteries. A post-tensioned concrete super structure allows for dramatic long spans and minimizes columns in the workplace. Individual, on-floor mechanical units provide desirable tenant flexibility and building system redundancy while limiting large core sizes and targeting conditioning only where needed.

Recognizing the value of art in architecture, the Owner commissioned Matt McCoy to create a piece that would serve as the cornerstone for the building’s lobby space. McCoy, an artist known for his large-scale installations in public spaces, created a wood sculpture whose organic form and material provide a very appropriate response for the space. The sculpture is proportioned after the Golden Section—it is approximately 23 feet by 14 feet high. Along both length and height the shape undulates and forms smooth waves within the form. The primary material is locally harvested black walnut lumber.

RICHARD BOLLING FEDERAL BUILDING GSA FIRST IMPRESSIONS PROJECT The improvements to the Richard Bolling Federal Building Lobby and Plaza improve the public perception of this large and monolithic 1960s-era federal office building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The entry plaza creates an inviting public outdoor space that serves as a visual and spatial transition from the street level pedestrian scale to that of the larger surrounding buildings. In the lobbies, the team created an open, friendly extension of the public pedestrian corridors and a visual and physical extension of Cherry Street into the federal building. The glass entry “boxes” allow daylight to fill the space. Security operates within these glass boxes, placing all tenants and public agencies within a secure envelope. The design rehabilitates the public’s perception of this space by making it inviting; it expands the public use of the existing courtyard, and invites the public to enter and use the green space off the street.

The initial project is relatively modest in scope, but it has a large-scale impact on the public realm and successfully accomplishes the Owner’s goals of solving complex security issues while maintaining an open and welcoming experience for the public and occupants of the Federal Building.

Board of Public Utilities Kansas City, Kansas The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) facility has established a new benchmark for responsible design for middle-range budget corporate offices, and the building features environmental practices that enhance productivity, employee satisfaction, health and retention. The building comprises administrative offices, a public lobby for Customer Service functions, and boardroom space. Features such as an access floor system and displacement air system enable office users to control their own working area and at the same time reduce energy expenses. This technology allows BPU employees to efficiently monitor and control the amount of air directed to their station for cooling and heating purposes. BPU occupies the main street in a once vibrant downtown that had fallen into disrepair, serving as an impetus for urban renewal in the downtown area and providing a new context for buildings that will fill in the urban fabric over the coming years.

The Board of Public Utilities in Kansas City, Kansas is designed around an egalitarian plan that allows everyone access to daylight. Private offices are at the core so that workstations may benefit from access to view and light. This office facility for the public utility company conserves customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resources through efficient and flexible design.

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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE KANSAS CITY CAMPUS The Internal Revenue Service’s Kansas City Campus provides an exceptional work environment and effectively integrates the unique needs of the IRS into the program and design. The existing historic Post Office building, a 475,000 square foot federal style building, anchors the northeast corner of the campus and serves as the public entrance to the building. Three 200,000 square foot wings, which house the processing function, occupy the western portion of the site and are connected with a “main street” that serves as circulation and support space for the processing function. Increased productivity through a quality work environment is addressed by providing access to natural daylight and improved workstation standards. Below grade parking for 3,800 cars is provided beneath the processing wings. The Internal Revenue Service’s Kansas City Campus received an AIA COTE TOP TEN GREEN Award, along with a LEED® Certified rating from the USGBC. The design team’s goals for sustainable design solutions were threefold: first, it was important to integrate the IRS project into an urban location bringing the 8,000 employees into the City’s center; second, the team sought to utilize daylighting and building orientation to optimize solar light and heat-filling the facility with natural daylight and improving energy efficiency and outdoor connection. Third, material use was an important consideration as the team worked to integrate recycled, reused, low toxicity and local/regional materials into the campus construction.

The IRS campus increases productivity by merging all the functions that were previously spread between eight locations in Kansas City. Each of the three wings is designed to “turn on” or “ turn off” to accommodate a growing workforce during peak season, yet maximize efficiency during non-peak times. A BNIM | 360 PROJECT

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BNIM OFFICES KANSAS CITY POWER + LIGHT BUILDING BNIM’s renovated office space revitalizes one of the most prestigious Art Deco buildings in the nation and one of Kansas City’s historical treasures of 20th century American architecture. Built in 1931, the building’s exterior and interior emphasize ornamentation that is characteristic of Art Deco style. The restoration of the existing lobby and 2nd floor mezzanine explores the interplay between old and new by returning the space to its original splendor while introducing clean and modern workstations, meeting rooms and studio spaces. The result is a flexible space where travertine marble, silver-leaf stucco and rare nickel-silver railings blend with translucent glass, sustainable materials, ergonomic work areas and wireless technology. BNIM has created an office that integrates different identities within the 27,000 square foot space and 3 1/2 occupied floors - a fitting solution for the design firm of the future. In addition, 10 storefront windows provide the venue for the firm’s art program, 10@BNIM. The work of local artists and not-for-profits are showcased to enliven the streets of the urban core.

By introducing energy efficient strategies into the workplace, BNIM is using this historic space as a tool to help the firm maintain a carbon neutral status.

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Applebee’s Restaurant Support Center BNIM was selected by Applebee’s International, Inc. to design its new Restaurant Support Center located in Lenexa, Kansas. The Support Center, housing more than 500 associates who provide support for the company’s 1,800 restaurants worldwide, incorporates many progressive workplace and sustainable design principles to increase satisfaction and productivity of Applebee’s associates. Recognizing that associates spend a significant amount of their day indoors, the team designed the building to maximize the amount of natural daylight and views, meet the specialized needs of varying work styles and job function and encourage associates to view the entire building as their office, rather than simply the space assigned to them. Programming of the outdoor spaces responds directly to the culture and needs of the company. The campus is focused on human health, productivity and stewardship to the environment. The aim is to enable greater innovation, minimize operating expenses (electricity and water) and cost effectively support the business (minimal maintenance requirements).

“We believe the open, collaborative work space will increase productivity and allow us to be more nimble and responsive to our guests and to the demands of a competitive marketplace. Our new state-of-the-art Culinary Center is the perfect environment to create and test fabulous new products that will keep our guests returning again and again.” - Julia Stewart, CEO Applebee’s International, Inc.

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GSA FINANCE ATRIUM AND OFFICES As part of a five-year term contract with the General Services Administration’s Heartland Region, BNIM was asked to develop a centralized atrium space within the GSA’s Bannister Road Federal Complex in Kansas City Missouri. The program for the project called for the installation of a self-cleaning skylight that maximizes the incoming light for adjacent tenants. The most dynamic aspect of this project lies in the design of the light-mediating sculpture suspended from the framework of the skylight. As natural light enters the atrium, it is diffused, reflected and redirected through a series of screens, light shelves and colored glass. Made of a translucent material, the screens redirect a portion of the incoming light to the light shelves below, which then push the light far into the adjacent Finance offices. At the center of this “Light Machine” is the heart of the sculpture—a multi-colored dichroic glass art piece that changes transparency and color as it is viewed differently and as light strikes it from different angles. The Atrium is a model for future projects within the Bannister Complex. This process can be repeated throughout the building to provide light and improve the environment and experience of the warehouse.

The project is designed to transcend the typical work environment using sustainable design principals and the GSA’s Workplace 2020 initiatives to enhance the life of the users with light, color, space and inspiration.

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MERRIAM historic plaza and visitors bureau The Merriam Historic Plaza and Visitors Bureau serves as a gateway to the City of Merriam and as an oasis of environmental restoration along a heavily traveled interstate that cuts through the heart of Kansas City. The City of Merriam, Kansas, viewed the site, a leftover tract of land, as an ideal location for the welcome center. In addition to its primary function as a Visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bureau, the project is used for small community gatherings and also as an educational and informative tool for the State of Kansas and the City of Merriam. The design incorporates elements of the indigenous prairie ecosystem through a large plaza and landscape that uses native plantings, a structure that is reminiscent of the prairie vernacular, and the use of regional materials. The design is mindful of its footprint on the environment and reduces its impact through: xeriscaping, building orientation, building articulation such as sun shades, faĂ§ades designed for their specific exposure, and on-site rainwater detention that reduces storm water runoff by 50-60%.

The building and landscape work together to mediate rainwater. The buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design collects rainwater from the roof and funnels it into a rain garden on the eastern portion of the site, allowing it to be naturally absorbed by site vegetation or though percolation back into the soil. Once established, over half of the landscape plantings will not require the use of in-place irrigation.

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SCHOOL OF NURSING & STUDENT COMMUNITY CENTER THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON The University of Texas Health Science Center is one of Houston’s premier teaching institutions for health related professions. As such, it recognized its responsibility to take the lead in providing an environment that speaks to living health-centered lives. BNIM, in collaboration with Lake/Flato Architects, designed this 195,000 square foot, eight-level facility, with a focus on creating a benchmark for pedagogy. Goals of increased air quality, increased natural daylighting, reduction of polluting emissions and run-off and increased user satisfaction and productivity were achieved using the LEED® rating system as a platform. Because of the limits of the available site, the building is oriented with its long axis in a north-south direction. A breezeway connection and a two story open air space carved from the lower levels of the building runs east to west allowing the entrance and the main public spaces to be oriented toward Fay Park. Each façade of the building was designed with unique fenestration and sun screening strategies, all of which were computer modeled by BNIM’s sustainable design division, Elements, to maximize building performance. The building includes approximately 20,000 square feet of state-of-the-art classrooms, a 200 seat auditorium, cafe and dining room, bookstore, student lounge, student government offices, research laboratory and faculty offices.

By utilizing high performance strategies, BNIM was able to design the School of Nursing to utilize only 45% of the total energy that a conventional building of this type would use. That means significant savings in the annual operating budget for the entire life of the building. The project is the recipient of the AIA COTE Top Ten Green Award.

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FAYEZ S. SAROFIM RESEARCH BUILDING HOME OF THE BROWN FOUNDATION INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON The Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building is a comprehensive research facility on a tight urban site within the Texas Medical Center campus. This facility, designed in collaboration with lab and MEP consultant, Burt Hill, is designated to support research collaboration in the area of molecular medicine, particularly in genetics and proteomics and bioinformatics. The building houses dry and wet laboratories, offices, conferencing areas, a 200-seat auditorium and appropriate support spaces. The design creates a dynamic, interactive environment conducive to research and learning on multiple levels. From the relationship with the outdoors, to the architecture of the building, to the interior spaces, the approach considers form and function holistically, promoting the productivity and well being of users.

In seeking a solution that would elevate the multi-disciplinary collaborative mission of the Institute, one was also found that considers human health, the environment and fiscal responsibility in the design. The Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building is designed with two wings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; large open laboratories in one wing are connected to a wing of offices via a network of open walkways in order to maximize the efficiency of each building species. This strategy reduces the building volume and materials necessary for the office wing, provides a more collaborative and healthy office environment and allows the environmental control system to capture and reuse energy that would normally be wasted.

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FORD LEARNING CENTER AT THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART BNIM designed the Ford Learning Center as part of the overall renovation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The space, which triples the existing area devoted to educational programs includes: an Educator Resource Center; an Orientation/Training classroom offering state-of-the-art technology and training resources; a Gallery wall exhibiting art by children and adults who participate in the Center’s programs; classrooms; and support office spaces. BNIM provided full architectural services for the center including programming, design, space planning, signage and interiors. Ford Learning Center is an integral and highly visible part of the Museum, serving as the gateway to the Nelson-Atkins’ resources. It is the first area visitors’ encounter as they enter the primary wing of the Museum from the Steven Holl-designed Bloch Building.

Funded through a $4.5 million grant from the Ford Motor Company, the Ford Learning Center fulfills the Museum’s educational program needs for children, adults, families and urban-core youth agencies. It serves as the center of all the Museum’s education and outreach programs.

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PLAZA LIBRARY AT THE PLAZA COLONNADE The Plaza Branch Library changes the public perception of libraries. The library is located inside the Plaza Colonnade, an innovative public-private partnership that includes the Library, nine floors of speculative office space, 30 future residential units and street-level retail space. BNIM worked closely with city officials, private constituencies and the developer to make the project a reality. The Library facility is serving as an “information playground,” one that has both the traditional elements of a library and the technology to adapt to the future. It offers something special for children and their parents, students and their teachers, community members and their visitors.

The library offers more of what the community has been asking for: more information, space, programs, and technology. Features such as a children’s center, a 350-seat auditorium, on-site cafe and a four-level parking garage with 200 spaces just for library patrons make the library a vital community asset.

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Fort Osage Education Center COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSERVATION The Fort Osage Education Center was conceived to educate the general public on the rich history, significance and heritage of Fort Osage, a place that has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1961. Fort Osage is located in Sibley, Missouri, on the Missouri River, 14 miles northeast of Independence. The 15,000 square foot center allows the county to offer programs year-round and will regularly host Jackson County fourth graders, who will visit the building as part of their curriculum. It includes a primary museum area, a temporary exhibit area, a classroom, a multimedia auditorium, and a storage and conservation area. This building is designed to be a model sustainable facility with a green roof, radiant heating and cooling, passive solar heating, and natural ventilation.

The neighboring reconstructed historic fort, which is portrayed as it was in 1812, served as one of the first U.S. outposts in the Louisiana Purchase. The garrison established U.S. presence in the territory, while the factory employees engaged the Osage trade. The Fort was originally erected in 1808 under the direction of William Clark, joint commander of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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JANNES LIBRARY & LEARNING CENTER AT THE KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE Nested atop a treed hill slope, the library and learning center—an addition to a 1912 Georgian style mansion on the Kansas City Art Institute campus—maximizes site configurations, while providing ease of access for pedestrians and vehicles alike. The facility is designed according to a parti that places the utilitarian functions to the north and library functions to the south. The existing brick structure houses three departments—Library, Academic Center and Computer Lab—while the new addition solely contains library functions. The design concept, the “containment of Knowledge,” allows that shell of the addition, in respects to the human anatomy, becomes a structural cranium as containment for the library stacks. Knowledge takes form through the media of book and computer, with perimeter reading and study spaces throughout. The overall result culminates in an environment of higher learning and education that promotes interaction.

This historic structure, a precious gem on to the KCAI college campus, was approached with respect while goals of sustainability and future growth were also addressed. The design response affords the library spaces with optimal natural daylighting for reading and studying and an electric lighting scheme that is both energy efficient and comfortable.

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ANITA B. GORMAN CONSERVATION DISCOVERY CENTER MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION | KANSAS CITY For the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Urban Conservation Campus, BNIM designed a 38,600 square foot facility on an 11-acre site. In addition to housing their metro offices and educational workshops (the Discovery Center), the campus includes several community meeting spaces, a small gift shop and cafe, a 250-seat auditorium and a expansive outdoor landscape that focuses on native Missouri habitat restoration. Office space for Missouri Department of Natural Resources personnel enhances the facility’s goal of resource conservation and education. The Discovery Center’s mission is to increase knowledge, understanding and compassion for Missouri’s natural resources, and to teach “life skills” for urban dwellers in an effort to reconnect them with the state’s natural resources, be it in rural Missouri or in their own backyard.

The Discovery Center features a Living Machine™, a highly innovative integrated system housed in a greenhouse that provides on-site treatment of all wastewater from the building (from toilets, sinks, drinking fountains and showers) and produces reclaimed water suitable for reuse in flushing toilets, recharging the outdoor wetland and irrigation.

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RIVERSIDE COMPrEHENSIVE PLAN BNIM, together with Shafer, Kline & Warren, Development Strategies and ETC, was hired by the City of Riverside, Missouri to create a Comprehensive Master Plan and Implementation Guidelines to lead the city in the coming decade. BNIM’s team conducted community workshops, a variety of stakeholder interviews and detailed land-use, economic and social analysis. The firm worked with a team of professionals to carry out a citywide community survey and an economic market study. The final plan directly reflects the hopes and concerns of Riverside’s citizens and stakeholders. It includes a land use plan, stormwater management guidelines, design and zoning guidelines and recommendations for transportation and trail networks, annexation opportunities, housing, incentives, and institutional and cultural development.

The Riverside Comprehensive Master Plan received the 2006 Outstanding Plan Award from the Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association. The award recognizes excellence in community planning, and according to the awards jury, the plan “not only embodied the spirit of master plan development but represented the true recommendations of the community.”

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NORTH CHARLESTON SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT A guiding objective for North Charleston, South Carolina is to offer an alternative to urban sprawl by setting the benchmark for smart growth, reclaiming the waterfront for public use while integrating the former Navy base into the city. To realize this goal, the city commissioned a team of national experts, including BNIM, to create a comprehensive master plan that would guide their development over a 20year period. This massive redevelopment plan, which is being implemented, transforms the ways in which the community functions, interacts and lives.

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This master plan, which won a 2005 National ASLA Honor Award, required a tool that could manage and display the projects achievements for both the team and the community. The resulting tool, the Noisette Rose, is a visual goal-setting and measurement tool that facilitates creating specific goals and metrics to measure and display social, economic and environmental performance for each aspects.

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FREIGHT HOUSE FLATS BRINGING NEW LIFE TO THE HEART OF KANSAS CITY Located in Kansas City, Missouri’s popular Crossroads Arts District, the Freight House Flats is the renovation of an historic three-story warehouse into urban luxury loft living spaces. This project is a response to the increasing shift in urban living that involves revitalizing existing warehouse and historic buildings in the urban core to create desirable living spaces in the heart of the city. BNIM converted the existing building into a 34,500 square foot, 22-unit condominium complex featuring concrete floors, lofty ceilings, balconies and a roof garden. Since the building received historic tax credits, the existing building shell was maintained and restored. The additional 4th floor and non-historic north facade were modernized to include a penthouse, exterior fire stairs and north facing balconies for the 2nd and 3rd floor units. The project includes a 33-stall covered parking lot on the north side. Axonometric of Unit 7

Built in the 1920’s for the Westinghouse Corporation, the Freight House Flats originally served as a manufacturing facility. Though fully adapted as a residential loft building, the living spaces reflect the building’s history and feature original “artifacts” from its machine-age roots. Interior finishes and structure, such as cast concrete ceilings and floors and reused terra cotta block walls, also give a nod to the building’s previous life and to that of the surrounding historic Freight House district.

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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN LONGFELLOW PARK HEALING BY DESIGN In 1986 the Children’s Oncology Services of Mid-America selected BNIM to build its 100th Ronald McDonald House at the corner of Cherry and 25th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The house provides temporary living, dining and recreation accommodations to 18 guest families dealing with the medical treatment of critically ill children. Due to a growing number of families in need, Ronald McDonald House Charities constructed a new 41-unit facility on a site within walking distance of the existing house. The building, completed in 2006, occupies less than half of the existing 1.65-acre park; the remaining parkland was redesigned as a “Healing Garden” to revitalize and serve the neighboring Hospital Hill community. The design actively promotes a sense of healing and safety via air quality, energy-efficiency, access to daylight, natural amenities, color, noise control, spatial comfort and privacy.

“The design of this Ronald McDonald House exceeded our expectations, and represents a giant leap forward in creating a truly high performance healing environment. BNIM opened our eyes to environmental and health principles in the planning and design of this building that will benefit families staying at the House for years to come. This facility is a model of sustainability and energy efficiency for future Ronald McDonald Houses throughout the country.” - Ann Jerome, (Former) Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City

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VOLUNTEERS HELP TO MAKE THE NEW RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN LONGFELLOW PARK A HOME FOR FAMILIES

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DERAMUS education PAVILION AT KANSAS CITY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS The Deramus Education Pavilion was designed toprovide an educational orientation for every zoo visitor. Nestled into the natural terrain, the building utilizes a constructed wetland and native plantings to restore this area of the zoo into a natural setting. Although this building was designed and constructed prior to the USGBC LEED program, it uses an integrated approach to design to increase the building’s performance and enhance the user’s experience. The building plan takes advantage of the site’s solar orientation by grouping public spaces facing south, utilizing operable windows, an efficient HVAC system, light sensors and sustainably managed materials.

The design solutions for the Kansas City Zoological Gardens’ Master Plan and Expansion explored new territory in site development and conservation, building materials and systems, energy, air quality and building ecology, and waste and recycling. The project’s “Green Design Guidelines” introduced the concept of environmental stewardship by being one of the first comprehensive set of sustainable design guidelines ever developed. The project, and these efforts in particular, resulted in the receipt of the firm’s first Top Ten Green Project award from the AIA Committee on the Environment (1999).

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FOLLY THEATER RENOVATION & RESTORATION RESTORING A CITY TREASURE BNIM participated in all phases of the efforts to save and restore this turn-of-the-century theater in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. BNIM’s involvement began with a feasibility study in 1974 and continued until the theater was gradually restored to the condition it enjoyed in 1923. In 1998, a second phase allowed the creation of a new lobby that provides a gathering place and other amenities such as a bar and restrooms. A glass and steel canopy, concession bars and ticket counters were constructed of stainless steel, clear and translucent glass, and are internally illuminated, providing a theatrical uplight that will take the Folly into its next 100 years.

BNIM’s advocacy for historic preservation has helped to insure that important pieces of our state’s architectural history remain in tact. In 1974, as the architect for the renovation of the Folly Theater in Kansas City, the firm worked closely with other advocates to restore this treasure, which then became a national demonstration project for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the League of Historic American Theaters.

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THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART BLOCH BUILDING A SHOWCASE FOR A WORLD CLASS COLLECTION BNIM was selected to serve as Architect of Record and collaborate with Design Architect Steven Holl of New York City on the renowned Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Renovation and Expansion. Holl’s design features five striking glass “lenses” rising from the rolling terrain on the east side of the Museum. These lenses house gallery space under specially contoured ceilings that respond to the undulating topography outside. The expansion increases the museum’s space by approximately 60 percent, to 374,000 square feet. The expansion is the first major addition to the Beaux-Arts style structure since it opened in 1933. The addition, named the Henry W. and Marion H. Bloch Gallery of Art, provides 150,000 square feet of galleries and public facilities including an entry lobby, an art library, a café, a below-grade parking structure and a sculpture court devoted to the works of Isamu Noguchi. The Bloch Building features mostly underground spaces, which surface in the “lenses” dotting the landscape. These “lenses” diffuse natural light into the galleries below.

For the Nelson-Atkins Museum Expansion, an unprecedented level of precision and coordination was required. As Executive Architect for the Steven Holl-designed project, the firm preserved design integrity and was the conduit to the greater community. Beyond this, unceasing dedication refined the technical details for the unique u-plank glass construction bringing about technical and aesthetic integrity. This project has been extensively published in over 35 publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, Architectural Record, GA, and A+U. It has received significant acclaim to date, including an AIA Honor Award and was named Time Magazine’s #1 architectural marvel in 2007. STEVEN HOLL ARCHITECTS | DESIGN ARCHITECT

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ADELAIDE COBB WARD SCULPTURE HALL AT THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART Originally conceived by Steven Holl as the connecting gallery between the new Bloch Building addition and the existing buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kirkwood Hall, BNIM was commissioned to develop this concept into a design that recognized both the rich beaux-arts detailing of the original museum and the modern celebration of light and space in the Bloch Building. The program grew to encompass the creation of new stone portals between the Sculpture Hall, the adjacent galleries and the flanking corridors in order to visually link these spaces together.

The process of extending and opening the existing grand stair to both the sculpture hall and the Bloch Building addition revealed an exquisite and forgotten treasure. The renovation uncovered three murals on the walls of the stairwell that had been covered with monkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cloth for more than 20 years. Chandeliers and fiber optic lighting were added to the space to illuminate the murals, original marble flooring and coffered wood ceiling.

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CAMP NAISH FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Camp Naish is a powerful example of enlightening clients to the benefits of sustainable design. Established by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1926, this 1100-acre camp in Bonner Springs, Kansas has undergone a transformation through the collaborative efforts of the BSA and BNIM’s design and landscape team. BNIM worked closely with Boy Scout representatives to design a collection of new camp facilities and their surrounding landscapes that respond to the camp’s current and future needs. By incorporating a high level of sustainable design integration, the camp and its new buildings also embody the Boy Scouts’ principles of living in balance with nature. The three largest of the new camp facilities— the Dining Hall, Pool House and Entry Building—will serve the scouts through the hot summers, integrating natural cooling, ventilation and lighting. Portions of the buildings employ radiant heating for wintertime use as well. The three buildings were designed and constructed with unique structural systems according to scale, program and economy allowing each to have its own identity. Exterior materials tie the three together to give the camp an integrated feel. To preserve as much of the natural landscape as possible, the team constructed the buildings on the developed sites of former camp facilities.

When Camp Naish was commissioned for the Boy Scouts of America, the project called for no sustainable components, but when the client learned that green design and BSA’s own set of ethics were so aligned—namely the “leave no trace” doctrine—it became clear that the facility should manifest a highly sustainable vision. The design uses LEED as a guideline to inform the project and the team went to extraordinary lengths to achieve the vision for this project by soliciting donated materials, locating salvaged steel for use in the Pool House structure and researching and incorporating sustainable strategies that would provide a return on the client’s investment. 208

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SCIENCE CITY AT UNION STATION CONTINUED DESIGN SUCCESS FOR EVOLVING CLIENT NEEDS In collaboration with other local architects, BNIM was selected as a team member to carry out the Union Station renovation. BNIM served as Team Leader for Museums and Theaters for Science City, the interactive science museum that offers exhibits about medicine, geology, space exploration and historical Kansas City, Missouri. Theater venues include a large-format theater, a small-format theater and a planetarium. The large Imax-type theater focuses on films related to the exhibits in the Museum. The small-format theater serves as a staging area for live performances, such as science demonstrations and audience participation events. The planetarium allows visitors to experience outer space in a starry, space-like atmosphere.

BNIMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with Union Station has resulted in several other projects, such as the design and relocation of Union Station Administrative Offices, the Post Office Relocation, the Henry Wollman Bloch Memorial Fountain, the Amtrak Terminal and the Freight House Pedestrian Bridge.

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FREIGHT HOUSE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT UNION STATION Once located at the riverfront in Kansas City, Missouri, the 250 foot long Pencoyd Railroad Bridge was built in 1892 and closed in 1970. In 2006, the historic bridge was relocated to a new home in Kansas City’s Freight House District, where it serves as a pedestrian link spanning the railroad artery that separates the Freight House and Crossroads Districts from popular civic destinations to the south including Union Station, Crown Center Plaza and Liberty Memorial. BNIM worked with a number of advisors and stakeholders to coordinate the move and to develop a design for the pedestrian bridge that would both respect the historic integrity of the existing trusses and also integrate a modern walkway component for easy pedestrian passage to the area’s vibrant commercial, civic, retail and residential destinations.

The effort of transporting this rail bridge from its original location to its new home in the Freight House District resulted in the relocation of 16 power lines and 24 traffic signals to allow the two-truss bridge, equivalent to a 24-story building, passage to its final destination. Renovation of the structure included removal of the lead-based paint and modification of the truss ends. To erect the donated rail bridge, rail traffic was stopped from Kansas City to Los Angeles. This rare and momentous move was featured on the History Channel’s popular show Mega Movers in September of 2006.

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Award-Winning Design

Throughout our professional history, BNIM has been recognized with over 200 awards ranging from excellence in design to cutting-edge research in materials and sustainability to master planning, at national, regional and local levels. In 42 years of practice, BNIM has received much recognition for thoughtful and creative involvement with initiatives of all scales. In the past year the firm was awarded 14 honor and design excellence awards by five different AIA Chapters. The firm and its projects have also recently been recognized for setting new benchmarks for sustainable design and leadership. The Noisette “New American City” Comprehensive Master Plan in North Charleston, South Carolina was awarded an Award of Excellence from the American Society of Landscape Architecture, the highest honor awarded by the organization. Over the years, the Firm’s projects have won 5 Top Ten Green Awards from the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (COTE). In 2004, BNIM received the Sustainable Design Leadership Award. The award, from CoreNet Global, American Institute of Architects and International Interior Design Association, was in recognition of our enduring commitment to the issues of sustainability and for leading change in the industry.

2012 Bancroft School Redevelopment The Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED) Competition Design Awards

These, however, are just a few examples of our growing record of recognition for exceptional design. The following list represents our awards and recognition from 1973 to current:

Kansas City Greater Downtown Area Plan Outstanding Implementation, American Panning Association - Missouri Chapter

Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity Capstone Award, Architectural Design, Kansas City Business Journal Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Capstone Award, Special Judges Recognition, Kansas City Business Journal Grand Boulevard Streetscape Plan Merit Award, ASLA Central States IUB/OCA Office Building AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Buildings Award Flow: The Making of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living 2nd Place - Book/Monogram - Society for Marketing Professional Services National Marketing Communication Awards

Oyate Omniciyè Oglala Lakota Plan Outstanding Out-of-State Plan by a Missouri Planning Group, American Planning Association - Missouri Chapter Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity Best Renovation/Restoration Project, Award of Merit, ENR Midwest Best Projects

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BNIM Des Moines Office Excellence in Interiors, Honor Award, AIA Central States Region Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity Project of the Year, International Concrete Restoration Institute Sustainability Award, International Concrete Restoration Institute IUB/OCA Office Building CoreNet Global Innovatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award Nominee Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity National Preservation Honor Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation BNIM Des Moines Office Honor Award, AIA Kansas Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity Honor Award, AIA Kansas

2011 BNIM 2011 AIA National Architecture Firm Award Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant Support Center Merit Award, ASLA Central States Greensburg Main Street Streetscape Honor Award, ASLA Central States Kiowa County Schools AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award BNIM Website (bnim.com) 1st Place Website, ZweigWhite Marketing Excellence Awards

Stormwater: From Kansas City to the Sea Honor Award, Communications Category, ASLA National Multi-variate Study of Stormwater BMPs Honor Award, Research Category, ASLA National Greensburg Main Street Streetscape Honor Award, General Design, ASLA National Iowa Utilities Board - Office of the Consumer Advocate Office Building Merit Award, AIA Iowa Greensburg City Hall, Honor Award AIA Kansas Midwest Retreat Barn Honor Award, Interiors, AIA Central States Region Kiowa County Schools Honor Award, Excellence in Architecture, AIA Central States Region Edmonton City Centre Airport Redevelopment Plan Merit Award, Planning/Urban Design AIA Central States Iowa Utilities Board - Office of the Consumer Advocate Office Building Merit Award, Excellence in Architecture, AIA Central States Region Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity Preservation Award, AIA Kansas City Steve McDowell, FAIA Architect of the Year, AIA Kansas City

2010 Omega Center for Sustainable Living AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award

Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan Honor Award, American Society of Landscape Architects Professional Awards, Analysis and Planning category

JE Dunn World Headquarters (BNIM/360) Capstone Award for Architectural Design, Kansas City Business Journal

The Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award, American Society of Landscape Architects Central States Regional Awards

Kansas City Greater Downtown Area Plan Merit Award, ASLA Central State Award

City Hall Streetscape Project Honor Award, American Society of Landscape Architects Central States Regional Awards

Rod Kruse 2010 Business Partner Recognition Award, Des Moines Public Schools Central Campus Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan 2010 Honor Award, AIA Central States

BNIM/Steve McDowell + David Immenschuh Award of Excellence in the Visual Arts and Education, Kansas City Art Institute

Kiowa County Schools Honor Award, AIA Kansas City

BNIM Architect 50 by Architect Magazine, Ranked at no. 18 on the list of top architects; no. 3 on Top 10 Award Winning Firms

Bartle Hall Ballroom Expansion Honor Award, AIA Kansas City

Omega Center for Sustainable Living Merit Award, AIA Central States

Kansas City Greater Downtown Area Plan 2010 Outstanding Plan Award, Missouri APA

Bob Berkebile 2009, 15th annual Heinz Award

Midwest Retreat Honor Award, Excellence in Architecture, AIA Iowa

2008 Greensburg Comprehensive Master Plan International ULI Award from Urban Land Institute

2009 BNIM Best Places to Work, Ingramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Magazine

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building (Steven Holl Architects - Design Architect) Honor Award, Architecture, AIA National

Christian Life Center for City Union Mission Capstone Award, Community Impact, Kansas City Business Journal

Heifer International World Headquarters (Sustainable Consultant to Polk Stanley Yeary Architects) Honor Award, Architecture, AIA National

Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Campus (BNIM/360) AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award | Honorable Mention “City of the Future” Design Competition National Champion (sponsored by The History Channel) Applebee’s Restaurant Support Center Capstone Award for Green Design 2007 Camp Naish (Boy Scouts of America) Award for Excellence, AIA Central States City of Riverside Comprehensive Master Plan Capstone Award, Master Planned Community Category, Kansas City Business Journal Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Design Award, Smooth Metal Walls, Metal Architecture Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Merit Award, Architecture, AIA Kansas Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Honor Award, Architecture, AIA Houston Ford Learning Center at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Citation Award, Interiors, AIA Kansas Freight House Pedestrian Bridge (BNIM/ 360) Honor Award, Architecture, AIA Kansas GSA Bannister Atrium and Federal Supply Services Offices Honor Award, Interiors, AIA Kansas

Heifer International World Headquarters (Sustainable Consultant to Polk Stanley Yeary Architects) AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award Heifer International World Headquarters (Sustainable Consultant to Polk Stanley Yeary Architects) Design Award, Ribbed Metal Walls, Metal Architecture Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Campus (BNIM/360) Merit Award, Architecture, AIA Kansas Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Campus (BNIM/360) Cornerstone Award, Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Campus (BNIM/360) Capstone Award, Community Impact Category, Kansas City Business Journal Lewis and Clark State Office Building Ranked no. 4 among 15 international green buildings, www.Grist.org Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building (Steven Holl Architects - Design Architect) Award for Excellence, AIA Central States Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building (Steven Holl Architects - Design Architect) Honor Award, Architecture, AIA Kansas Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building (Steven Holl Architects - Design Architect) Community Treasure Award, Community Christian Church

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building (Steven Holl Architects - Design Architect) Honor Award, AIA Kansas City Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building (Steven Holl Architects - Design Architect) Honor Award, Allied Arts and Craftsmanship Awards, AIA Kansas City Board Formed Concrete Glass Handrails Plaster Visitors Desk & Coat Check

2006 909 Walnut Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award Bannister Federal Complex Atrium Honor Award, Interior Design, General Services Administration Design Awards BNIM Firm of the Year, AIA Kansas City Board Awards BNIM Green Building Leadership Award, Autodesk, Inc.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Adelaide Cobb Ward Sculpture Hall Citation Award, Renovation, AIA Kansas

Camp Naish (Boy Scouts of America) Honor Award, AIA Kansas City

Omega Center for Sustainable Living On the Boards Award, Living Building Competition, USGBC & Cascadia Region Green Building Council

City of Riverside Comprehensive Master Plan Outstanding Plan of the Year, American Planning Association Missouri Chapter

Ronald McDonald House at Longfellow Park Citation Award, Architecture, AIA Kansas

Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Merit Award, AIA Kansas City

Ronald McDonald House at Longfellow Park Cornerstone Award, Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Best of Higher Education Award, Texas Construction Magazine

School of Nursing and Student Community Center (Designed in collaboration with Lake/Flato) Texas Environmental Excellence Award finalist, small business category, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Merit Award, Architecture, AIA Central States Region

Fort Osage Education Center Excellence in Concrete Award, Sustainable-Green Division, Concrete Promotional Group

GSA Bannister Atrium and Federal Supply Services Offices Honor Award, AIA Kansas City

Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Honor Award, Texas Society of Architects Design Awards

GSA Bannister Atrium and Federal Supply Services Offices Illumination Design Award, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Heartland Region Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Campus (BNIM/360) Citation Award, Lease Construction, General Services Administration Design Awards Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Campus (BNIM/360) Citation Award, AIA Kansas City Lewis and Clark State Office Building Committee on the Environment Award, AIA Kansas City

Point Pavilion at Riverfront Park, North Charleston, SC International Illuminations Design Awards, Capital Section Award, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Riverfront Park in North Charleston, SC International Illuminations Design Awards, Capital Section Award, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Ronald McDonald House at Longfellow Park Citation Award, AIA Kansas City School of Nursing and Student Community Center (Designed in collaboration with Lake/Flato) Region IV Energy Project of the Year, Association of Energy Engineers

Lewis and Clark State Office Building Excellence in Architecture Award, AIA Kansas

School of Nursing and Student Community Center (Designed in collaboration with Lake/Flato) Honor Award, Texas Society of Architects Design Awards

Lewis and Clark State Office Building Environmental Design + Construction Excellence in Design Award, Government Category

School of Nursing and Student Community Center (Designed in collaboration with Lake/Flato) AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award

Lewis and Clark State Office Building Building Design & Construction Building Team of the Year, Gold Award

2005 Camp Naish (Boy Scouts of America) Honor Award, Excellence in Architecture, AIA Kansas

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Adelaide Cobb Ward Sculpture Hall Honor Award, AIA Kansas City

Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center (Design Architect Anshen + Allen) University of Missouri â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Columbia Design Award, AIA Mid-Missouri

Parc V Condo Honorable Mention, Outstanding Environmental Building, USGBC Greater Houston Area Chapter Plaza Colonnade Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award

Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center (Design Architect Anshen + Allen) University of Missouri Honor Award, Excellence in Architecture, AIA Kansas

Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage (BNIM/360) International Parking Institute Award Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Merit Award, Unbuilt, AIA Houston Design Award Jackson County Courthouse Decorative Commercial Award, Concrete Promotional Group, Excellence in Concrete Awards Johnson County Sunset Office Building Honor Award, Unbuilt, AIA Kansas Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage (BNIM/360) Bronze Award in Environments, Industrial Design Excellence Awards, (IDSA) Industrial Designers Society of America Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage (BNIM/360) Book Bindings Merit Award, SEGD (Society for Environmental Graphic Designers) Design Awards Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage (BNIM/360) PCI (Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute) Design Award, Building category, Best Parking Structure

Nelson-Atkins Reflecting Pool and

Rock Bridge Memorial State Park Dis-

Sculpture –

covery Center

“One Sun/34 Moons”

Merit Award, Unbuilt, AIA Kansas

Honor Award, AIA Kansas City Allied Arts and

Ronald McDonald House at Longfellow

Craftsmanship Awards

Park

Walter De Maria - Artist | Steven Holl

Merit Award, Unbuilt, AIA Kansas

Architects Design Architect

School of Nursing and Student Community Center

Award of Excellence, American Society

(Designed in collaboration with Lake/ Flato)

of Landscape

Recognized Value Award, DesignShare

Architecture

International Award

Noisette Community Master Plan

for Innovative Schools

Noisette Community Master Plan American Society of Landscape Archi-

School of Nursing and Student Commu-

tecture Award,

nity Center

Prairie Gateway Chapter

(Designed in collaboration with Lake/ Flato)

Partnership Award – Midsize Category

Honor Award, Architecture, AIA Houston

for Firm

Design Award

Kansas City Business Committee for the Arts

School of Nursing and Student Community Center

Plaza Colonnade & Plaza Library

(Designed in collaboration with Lake/ Flato)

Merit Award, Excellence in Architecture, AIA Kansas

Honor Award, Sustainable Architecture, AIA Houston Design Award

Plaza Colonnade Lobby Sculpture Wall Merit Award, AIA Kansas City Allied Arts and Craftsmanship Awards

2004 Board of Public Utilities (BNIM/360) Merit Award, AIA Kansas City Design Award

Point Pavilion at North Charleston, SC Merit Award, AIA Young Architects’ Forum, Monsters of Design Award

Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Unbuilt Award, AIA Kansas Design Award for Excellence in Architecture

Implement; Seattle’s Sustainable Building Tool AIA Kansas City COTE Honor Award for excellence in Sustainable Research

Richard Bolling Federal Building

Bloch Fountain

Merit Award, AIA Central States

Honor Award, ASLA Prairie Gateway Chapter Design

School of Nursing and Student Commu-

Board of Public Utilities

nity Center

Merit Award, AIA Central States

Honor Award, AIA San Antonio Design

Missouri Department of Conservation Discovery Center AIA Kansas City COTE Honor Award for excellence in Sustainable Design for Sustainable Landscape Missouri Department of Conservation Discovery Center Citation, DesignShare International Award for Innovative Schools Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Garage International Parking Institute, Honorable Mention

Award

Electric League Lighting Award

School of Nursing and Student Community Center

Board of Public Utilities

Merit Award, AIA Central States

Merit Award, AIA Kansas Design Award

School of Nursing and Student Commu-

Board of Public Utilities Graphics Wall

nity Center

AIA Young Architects Forum, Monsters of

Honor Award, AIA Kansas Design Award

Design Award

School of Nursing and Student Commu-

Cathedral Square

nity Center

Merit Award, ASLA Prairie Gateway Chapter

Honor Award, AIA Kansas City Design

Design

Award for Excellence in Architecture

Paragraph Gallery

School of Nursing and Student Commu-

Merit Award, AIA Kansas City Design

nity Center

Award

AIA Kansas City COTE Honor Award for excellence in Sustainable

Parc V Condo

Design

Merit Award, AIA Houston Design Award Sustainable Design Leadership Award

Richard Bolling Federal Building “First

For Firm

Impressions”

CoreNet Global, AIA COTE & IIDA

Citation, General Services Administration Design Award

Board of Public Utilities

Town of Kansas Pedestrian Bridge Finalist honors, Project of the Year, As-

Richard Bolling Federal Building

sociated General

Honor Award, ASLA Prairie Gateway

Contractors of America

Chapter Design 2003

Richard Bolling Federal Building

Amtrak Arcade at Union Station

Honor Award, AIA Kansas City Design

American Public Works Historical Preser-

Award

vation and Adaptive Re-use Award

Fort Osage Education Center Merit Award, Unbuilt, AIA Kansas Design Fort Osage Education Center AIA Young Architects Forum, Monsters of Design Award Jannes Library and Learning Center Historic Kansas City Foundation Award for Rehabilitation Kansas City Southern Headquarters Kansas City AIA Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Award Richard Bolling Federal Building- First Impressions Special Award: Retaining the Urban Fabric, Kansas City AIA Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Award

Richard Bolling Federal Building- First Impressions

Poindexter Building and Garage

Honor Award, AIA Kansas Design Award

Preservation Award, Historic Kansas City Foundation

Richard Bolling Federal Building- First Impressions

The Packard Sustainability Report and Matrix

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute- Merit Award

2001 AIA Central States Region – Applied Architectural Research

Union Station

The Packard Sustainability Report and Matrix

National Trust for Historic Preservation Award

2001 Consulting Engineers of British Columbia – Award for Excellence

2002

ULI-Urban Land Institute Awards

BNIM Offices

For Excellence, Special: Dewees Island, Isle of Palms,South Carolina,

IIDA – International Illumination Design Awards –

2001

Heart of America Section 2000

Jannes Library & Learning Center Merit Award, Kansas City AIA Design Award Union Station Inc. Offices Merit Award, Kansas City AIA Union Station Offices IIDA – International Illumination Design Awards – Heart of America Section 2001

2301 McGee Office Building & Exhibit Hall Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award Asia Exhibit/Kansas City Zoological Gardens Kansas City AIA Design Award – Unbuilt Category H&R Block Service Center Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award Historical Restoration/Preservation - Union Station APWA KC Metro Chapter Public Works Project of the Year

“The Little City that Could” by the FOCUS Transit Team

Kansas City Art Institute H&R Block ArtSpace

SMPS-Society for Marketing Professional Services Awards

Honor Award, AIA Central States Region

710 Central Building

Kansas City Art Institute H&R Block ArtSpace

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

Kansas City AIA Design Award

Cornerstone Award Kansas City Art Institute Jannes Library & Learning Center

BNIM Offices at the Power & Light Building

Honor Award, Kansas City AIA Design Award – Unbuilt Category

Merit Award, Kansas City AIA Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Poindexter Building and Garage

BNIM Offices Special Events (Graphics), Move announcement

Special Commendation, Kansas City AIA Design Award

SMPS-Society for Marketing Professional Services Awards Poindexter Office Building and Poindexter Garage

J.E. Dunn Construction Office Expansion

Kansas City Municipal Art Commission Urban Design Award

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award

Reconstruction Project of the Year- Union Station Building Design & Construction Magazine Grand Award

Science City at Union Station

GEHA Office Building

Special Commendation, Kansas City AIA Design Award

Kansas/Missouri Electric League Lighting Award

Science City at Union Station

H&R Block World Headquarters

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

Merit, Kansas City AIA Design Award

Cornerstone Award IFTC Headquarters

State Street Tower II

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

Cornerstone Award

Cornerstone Award Jannes Library and Learning Center

Tower Garage

Merit Award, AIA Young Architects Forum,

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

Monsters of Design Award

Cornerstone Award 1999 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center Campus Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award Creative Candles Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award Earthworks AIA Exemplary Learning Environment Merit Award FOCUS (Forging Our Comprehensive Urban Strategy) American Planning Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plan of the Year Johnson County Courthouse Renovation Associated General Contractors of America Special Recognition

Marriott/Muehlebach Hotel Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award Platte County Residence Kansas City AIA Design Award William R. Deramus Education Pavilion Honor Award, AIA Central States Region 1997 333 W. 11th Street, Kansas City, Missouri Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Design Award Africa Exhibit - Kansas City Zoo ASLA-American Society of Landscape Architects Block 89 Office Building and Garage Kansas City Municipal Art Commission Urban Design Award of Excellence

Kansas City Art Institute H&R Block ArtSpace Main Street Corridor Development Association (MainCor)

H&R Block World Headquarters

MainStay Award

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Design Award

Poindexter Garage

Poindexter Office Building

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Design Award

Cornerstone Award Poindexter Office Building

William R. Deramus Education Pavilion

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award

Cornerstone Award

1998

William R. Deramus Education Pavilion

Bartle Hall Conference Center

Kansas City AIA Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Award

Kansas City AIA Design Award

William R. Deramus Education Pavilion

Kansas City Municipal Art Commission Urban Design

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

Award of Excellence

Cornerstone Award

1996

1995

333 W. 11th Street, Kansas City, Missouri

African Plains Exhibit - Kansas City Zoo

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

Cornerstone Award

Bartle Hall Conference Center

Bartle Conference Center

APWA Kansas City Publics Works Project of the Year Bartle Hall Conference Center Architectural Precast Association Design Award Bishop Spencer Place Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award 1996

Citicorp Credit Services Campus Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award Bartle Sculptures Kansas City AIA Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Award Gateway 2000 Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award 1994 Australian Exhibit - Kansas City Zoo Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award

EarthWorks Kansas/Missouri Electric League Lighting Award

Citicorp Credit Services Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

EarthWorks

Cornerstone Award

Merit, Kansas City AIA Design Award 1993

Gateway 2000 Kansas City Campus

“Bull Mountain”

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

City of Kansas City, Missouri Urban Design Award

Cornerstone Award “Triple Crown”

H&R Block World Headquarters

City of Kansas City, Missouri Urban Design Award

Merit, Central States Region AIA Design Award Australian Aboriginal Mural Kansas City AIA Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Award

H&R Block World Headquarters Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

Reverend Williams Memorial

Cornerstone Award

City of Kansas City, Missouri Urban Design Award

J.E. Dunn Corporate Headquarters

1992

Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award Light Rail Transit Development APA-American Planning Association – Missouri Chapter Marriott/Muehlebach Hotel Kansas City Economic Development Corporation Cornerstone Award

Stinson, Mag & Fizzell Law Offices IESNA - International Illumination Design Award 1991 “Triple Crown” at Southpark Crown Center Kansas City AIA Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Award Dodson Residence Kansas City AIA Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Award

1990

Kansas City Merchandise Mart

Ronald McDonald House

Electrical Association Lighting Award

Citation, Kansas City AIA Design Award 1989 1220 Washington Building Central States Region AIA Design Award

Twelve Wyandotte Plaza Electrical Association Lighting Award 1985 Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City AIA Craftsmanship Award -Painting

1988 D.W. Newcomerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sons Historic Kansas City Foundation/ Preservation Award

Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City AIA Craftsmanship Award- Plaster Federal Reserve Bank Craftsmanship Award- Ironwork

One Kansas City Place Economic Development of Kansas City/ Cornerstone Award Ten Central Car Park Kansas City AIA Design Award 1987 Midland Theater Marquee Kansas City AIA Allied Arts &

1984 MAST Corporate Headquarters (7500 W. 110th) Central States Region AIA Design Award ARCO Headquarters Alaska Chapter AIA Building of the Year Award Cultural Arts Pavilion for Newport News, Virginia International Design Competition, Merit Award MAST Corporate Headquarters (7500 W. 110th) Kansas City AIA Design Award

Craftsmanship Award

Stinson Mag Fizzell Law Offices Electrical Association Lighting Award

Ten Central Car Park

1983 Parson Library Kansas Preservation Alliance Award

Central States Region AIA Design Award Ten Central Car Park Kansas City AIA Craftsmanship Award for

Republic Bank Kansas City AIA Craftsmanship Award

Precast Concrete

St. Louis Post Office Renovation

Ten Central Car Park

1982

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

Excellence in Architecture Award,

Design Award

Kansas City AIA Craftsmanship Award

Folly Theater Kansas City AIA Design Award Folly Theater

1986 1220 Washington Building Kansas City Municipal Art Commission Urban Design Award

Kansas City Municipal Art Commission Urban Design Award

Mahaffie House Kansas Preservation Alliance Award St. Louis Post Office Renovation

Federal Reserve Bank Historic Kansas City Foundation Adaptive

Kansas City AIA Design Award

Reuse (Commercial)

1981 Employers Reinsurance Corporation Kansas City AIA/Allied Arts Award

Federal Reserve Bank Restoration

Folly Theater Kansas City AIA Craftsmanship Award

Kansas City AIA Design Award Holy Land Christian Mission Electrical Association Lighting Award Hyde Park Townhomes Kansas City Municipal Art Commission Urban Design Award

1980 ATA Bus Shelters Kansas City Municipal Art Commission Urban Design Award Milwaukee Lakefront International Design Competition 2nd Place 1979 Area Transportation Authority Bus Shelters Downtown Inc. Award Folly Theater Kansas City AIA/Craftsmanship Award

Principals

Bob Berkebile, FAIA Bob’s passion for sustainable design was driving his contributions to the profession even before the term “sustainable” became a buzzword within the design and construction industry. For the past 38 years, he has committed his life to restoring social, economic and environmental vitality to our communities through thoughtful leadership that is defined by his concern for our legacy to generations that will follow. Any list of accomplished, influential environmentalists and preservationists includes Bob. He was the founding Chairman of the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) and served on the board of the U.S. Green Building Council. Highly regarded by fellow professionals and recipient of numerous awards, Bob focuses on improving the quality of life in our society through the integrity and spirit of his firm’s work. He is a founding Principal of BNIM.

Tom Nelson, FAIA Tom focuses on urban projects ranging from simple buildings to large complexes and development plans, all with a concern for context. For 40 years, Tom has continuously been involved in civic affairs, particularly those affecting the physical shape of the city. His commitment to Kansas City is validated by the wide variety of professional and civic activities he has led and continues to promote among peers and urban planners. He was the founder of the AIA KC Chapter Urban Design Committee, the former Chairman of the Kansas City Plan Commission, the past Chairman of the Downtown Council Land Use Committee, the MARC Urban Core Growth Strategies Committee and the Chamber of Commerce Light Rail Committee. Tom was one of four Architects that promoted a major strategic plan for Kansas City that resulted in FOCUS (Forging Our Comprehensive Urban Strategy), as well as one of the urban designers behind the Columbus Park Urban Village in Kansas City, Missouri. Tom is a founding Principal of BNIM. 239

David Immenschuh, FIIDA David brings decades of experience, community involvement and design leadership to his position as Principal of Architectural Interiors. He has led the BNIM Interiors team on the space planning, programming and design of many recognized projects such as Century Business Services (CBIZ), Applebee’s Headquarters, and Plaza Library. His elegant and timeless designs can be seen in the award-winning School of Nursing and Student Community Center and the Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building, both in Houston, TX. He is a consummate designer—passionate and knowledgeable about culture and art—and is acknowledged for his contributions to arts organizations throughout the Kansas City.

Steve McDowell, FAIA, LEED AP As Director of Design for BNIM, Steve’s design approach is integrated and innovative, resulting in an architecture that celebrates civic responsibility, site, environment and technical exploration. He is a strong believer in the power of design to make our lives and world better. One of his unique strengths resides in the way he leverages a client’s investments, strategies and assets while uplifting the power of ideas through an inclusive design process to elicit a mission-driven design solution. His design experience is broad and includes federal, civic, mixed-use, commercial, education, workplace and urban planning. Under Steve’s design leadership, the firm’s work is setting new standards in cutting-edge project design. Recent projects include Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building in Houston, TX; Applebee’s Restaurant Support Center in Lenexa, KS; a Living Building for the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY; and the Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Service Center for the GSA in Kansas City, MO.

Casey Cassias, FAIA Casey practices Project Management as an art form and is instilling his values and skills in the next generation of leaders whom he is mentoring. He possesses a wide diversity of project type experience—most involving complex consulting and owner teams—utilizing his strength as a facilitator and his ability to synthesize group input into a cohesive whole. Casey was Project Manager and Principal in Charge for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri (with Steven Holl), where his commitment to technical innovation is clearly articulated in the building that exists today. He was Project Manager on the Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building in Houston, TX, and also on the University of Missouri-Columbia Life Sciences Center, which came in with the tightest bid spread in MU History. Under Casey’s leadership, value is not defined simply through budget successes, but also by achieving a client’s vision in every way. Casey is Director of Practice at BNIM, a role that defines and guides the business management processes of the firm.

Kathy Achelpohl, AIA, LEED AP As Director of Client Development for BNIM, Kathy utilizes her versatile skills as an effective communicator and her unique perspective as an architectural professional to direct the firm’s public relations and marketing efforts. In addition, Kathy has extensive experience leading complex projects and multi-disciplinary teams on high profile projects in both Kansas City and beyond. Her contributions to projects such as the Montana State University EPICenter, a pilot project for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system, have impacted the sustainable design and construction industry. She is an active community member with a passion for restoring the vitality of Downtown Kansas City and the surrounding community. She recently served as a team leader on the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Expansion project.

Rod Kruse, FAIA, LEED AP In the more than 30 years that he has contributed to the architectural field, Rod has built a reputation as one of the Central States Region’s strongest design talents. His bold, artistic vision and acute management skills have made him a much sought after team leader for knowledgeable clients such as the State of Iowa Universities. Well established as a leader in design, Rod’s work has been included in several traveling exhibitions and he has lectured widely. For his service to the community, Rod received the Distinguished Service Award from Downtown Des Moines, Inc. in 1996. Rod’s work and writings have also been featured in numeous national and regional periodicals including Architecture, Architectural Record, I.D. Magazine and Iowa Architect.

Laura Lesniewski, AIA, LEED AP Laura combines a rare blend of attributes that encourage a spirit of collaboration and stewardship of our community and natural resources. Her passion is for conveying a message of sustainability and, whenever possible, true restoration within her work, which currently includes a Living Building for the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. Laura led the design team efforts on the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Urban Conservation Campus in Kansas City, a prime example of a public/ private partnership that features the first Living Machine™ in the State of Missouri. Her rigorous and thorough management style has been honed on projects of all scales and she is a recognized national resource on project delivery, including the Building Information Modeling (BIM) delivery process. She is currently serving as Project Manager for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

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Doug Stevens, AIA, CCS, LEED AP Doug has an unmatched attention to detail and commitment to ensuring that quality and organization are followed through, down to the finest details. He has gained trust and esteem among clients and peers by leading challenging projects with thorough competence and unwavering enthusiasm for excellence and client services. Doug brings many advanced skills to the practice, including project design, management, project delivery, technical aptitude and a broad knowledge of the construction process. He serves in BNIM’s Business Operations Group and is a mentor to young professionals with strengths in project leadership, cost control, schedule adherence, and phased project delivery. His recent involvement includes many corporate and mixed-use projects such as One Kansas City Place, Plaza Colonnade, and the Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Service Center.

Craig Scranton, AIA, LEED AP Craig has over 18 years of experience in a variety of project responsibilities –pre-design, schematic design, design development, project management, construction documents, and construction administration. As a Project Manager, he is particularly adept working with complex design and management teams which require special organizational attention and coordination to assure projects meet the client’s full range of expectations. He was part of the design team for the David & Lucile Packard Foundation New Headquarters in Los Altos, California. Craig was instrumental in developing this sustainable tool, which has redefined the way the architectural and construction industries look at the relationship between the natural and built environments at the macro- and micro- levels. Craig recently served as the Project Manager for the Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Service Center, a 1,000,000 sq. ft. facility on a 27-acres site in Kansas City’s urban core.

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