ASHRAE Global

Headquarters Atlanta, GA

And finally I’ll mention a project that my team designed in collaboration with Houser Walker Architects in Atlanta, Georgia. We took a dilapidated 1970’s energy hog – and transformed it into one of the most energy efficient buildings in the south, now powered by renewable energy. A deep energy retrofit and an entirely new façade, brought back to life a building typology that is common across America – the typical post-war glass and concrete boxes that are often unfortunate background buildings now abandoned in so many places.

Doing it right and also affordably gives hope. ASHRAE won an AIA Honor Award in 2022.

You wake the dead to life

You wake the dead to life, you fountain of grace, you fire in thickets of tangled thought.

Today you arrived beaming with laughter that swinging key that unlocks prison doors.

You are hope's beating heart. You are a doorway to the sun. You are the one I seek and the one who seeks me. Beginning and end.

You greet need with generous hands. You flood us with spirit, rising from the heart, lifting thought.

Rare one, you reveal the pleasure of wisdom and practice.

Beyond these, what is there but excuses and deceit?

We lust after the afterlife. We stew over trinkets.

We stage battles between black and white. Our ears are plugged with twisted delusions.

You carry the cure.

Silence!

I'm in a hurry. Leave the paper. Break the pen. The cupbearer is here, jug in hand.

Meet us in the land of insight, camped under ecstasy's flag.

Inspiring the lives of future generations through education and outreach in Idaho’s first Living Building at The McCall Field Campus.

By Joshua Fisher

FALL 2021

T he McCall field campus, established in 1939, and part of the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources, has evolved into a year-round, high-demand collegiate and K-12 program, and in so doing has largely outgrown its almost 100-year-old facilities in beautiful McCall, Idaho.

The McLennan Design team is honored to have been selected by the University to help support the future visions and planning for the McCall Field Campus, home to the McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS). Our team has been collaborating with U of I and MOSS faculty to imagine the long-term potential for the campus and how needed new facilities could exemplify the mission and values of the organization through the construction of a dining hall and classroom facility. Together we envision buildings that are healthy to inhabit, built responsibly, and provide transformative inspiration and education for generations of students, faculty, and community who will engage with the campus.

Nestled between a dense forest of towering Ponderosa Pines, a backdrop of alpine lakes, and surrounded by the Payette National Forest and mountain ranges, McCall Field Campus (MFC), provides inspiring graduate and K-12 educational, ecological, and recreational programs that many people remember fondly for decades. Rooted in the desire to connect people, place, and science through transformative experiences, the program works to inspire the lives of participants and communities across Idaho. The 14-acre education and research campus include cabins that welcomes students for weekly, seasonal, and semester durations and provides students, faculty, and communities with access to water, forest, and mountain ecosystems for scientific research and discovery.

The University of Idaho’s McCall Field Campus has delivered place-based learning experiences as Idaho’s first residential outdoor science school for over 81 years. Since its inception, thousands have studied here and left inspired, curious, and empowered to do more. In 2001, MOSS was established to expand offerings and experiences for K-12 students from across Idaho and pair them with College of Natural Resources (CNR) students for weekly, seasonal, and semester-based programing. One of the goals of the program for CNR freshmen, transfer students, and K-12 participants at MFC is to gain experience in every natural resource and discipline offered at U of I.

The University, in partnership with industries and organizations from across Idaho - recognize, that to ensure the longevity and sustainability of Idaho’s natural resources, it’s water, timber, and thriving agricultural ecosystems - that future generations must be experienced in stewardship practices and understand the interconnectedness of all things. However, after almost a century, the campus is strained under the effects of time, evolving program needs, and rapidly increasing demand. To continue growing and thriving, Idaho’s economy needs more STEM-educated citizens who can take on complex challenges and MFC can grow to meet this urgent need.