CHAPTER PROJECT PROFILE
MUSIC HALL BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
energy performance
75% 35%
24%
better than average
of construction waste recycled or salvaged
reduction in water consumption
LEED Facts ®
Music Hall Bowling Green, Kentucky LEED for New Construction, v2009 Certification awarded August 2, 2013
Silver
51 points*
Sustainable Sites
18/26
Water Efficiency Energy & Atmosphere
7/10
Materials & Resources Indoor Environmental Quality
9/35 3/14
8/15
Innovation & Design
2/6
Regional Priority
4/4
*Out of a possible 110 points The information provided is based on that stated in the LEED® project certification submittals. USGBC and Chapters do not warrant or represent the accuracy of this information. Each building’s actual performance is based on its unique design, construction, operation, and maintenance. Energy efficiency and sustainable results will vary.
CHAPTER PROJECT PROFILE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY – MUSIC HALL
The Second LEED Facility in Two Years WKU Demonstrates Continued Commitment to Sustainable Design PROJECT BACKGROUND
In 2001, the National Association of Schools of Music’s accreditation review identified a need for improved facilities for the choral program, and the Music Department immediately set to work. After nearly a decade of steady fundraising progress, the University broke ground in July 2010 on a new home for the Music Department designed to transform the educational experience for current students and infuse the program with new recruits.
“We feel like we’ve come home.” Dr. Mitzi Groom, Head of WKU Department of Music
A NEW HOME FOR THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Western Kentucky’s new Music Hall is a three-story building featuring both instrumental rehearsal and choral rehearsal spaces. It features five faculty offices, three graduate assistant offices, three performance music libraries (orchestra, band and choir), storage areas for the Big Red Marching Band’s instruments and uniforms, and a grand, vaulted commons area. A variety of storage spaces are also included in the building for instruments and uniforms, percussion, jazz, and choral riser storage. Student lockers and chair and stand storage are also included in the design. The new building also features a large elevator sized to accommodate a five-octave marimba.
STRATEGIES AND RESULTS
Located on a karst site, the building features an aggressive stormwater management system that uses a 40,000-gallon aquifer beneath the building’s driveway to treat storm water. Lowflow plumbing fixtures were used to minimize water consumption. Low-VOC construction materials were specified to protect air quality and regional and recycled building materials were used whenever possible throughout the building. A shower was installed to encourage bicycle transportation. Windows provide views outdoors and infuse daylight into all regularlyoccupied areas of the building. A white roof reduces the heat-island effect and minimizes the building’s burden on the energy-efficient mechanical system.
ABOUT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY MUSIC HALL
The 25,000 square foot Music Hall opened in January 2012. It features two large, acoustical, state-of-the-art rehearsal halls that have quickly become a home for not only the music majors on the Hill, but for many other students who participate in the twenty ensembles that are available for membership.
Architect: RossTarrant Architects, Inc. Civil Engineer: RossTarrant Architects, Inc. Commissioning Agent: Facility Commissioning Group Landscape Architect: RossTarrant Architects, Inc. LEED Consultant: RossTarrant Architects, Inc. Lighting Designer: Kerr-Greulich Engineers, Inc. MEP Engineer: Kerr-Greulich Engineers, Inc. Structural Engineer: Structural Design Group Project Size: 25,206 SF Total Project Cost: $8,052,000 Cost Per Square Foot: $319 Photographs Courtesy of: Phebus Photography
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