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Location:
Seattle, Washington
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Square Feet:
50,000
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Stories:
6
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Service:
Structural
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Industries:
Commercial, Mass Timber, Sustainable Design
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Primary Material:
Steel, Wood

Project Highlights

  • As designed, the building’s lifespan is estimated to be 250 years.
  • The center’s Living Building status is performance-based and will be evaluated after one year of operation.
  • Included in the building’s overall sustainability is 100% on-site renewable energy generation, 100% of water needs provided by harvested rainwater, and on-site waste management.
  • Contains two exposed staircases, 550-sf of green roof area, and 530-sf of greywater constructed wetlands for water storage and filtration.
  • Roof consists of 14,300-sf of photovoltaic array that is supported on a structural steel grid.
  • Basement contains a 56,000-gallon cistern to capture rainwater.
  • Provides an 83% total energy savings over a typical commercial office building constructed in Seattle.

Awards and Certifications

  • Living Building certification
  • 2016 AIA Seattle Energy in Design
  • 2015 Sustainable Building Industry Council “Beyond Green” Awards, Category A: High Performance Building, Highest Honor Award
  • 2015 AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten
  • 2014 Woodworks US Wood Design Award – Multi-Story Wood Design
  • 2013 ENR Northwest’s Best Projects, Green Project
  • 2012 FSC Awards for Best Building Projects, Commercial/Institutional
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Grant Buckingham

Vice-President, Seattle

PE, SE

Every project has at least one unique challenge. I enjoy working with the project team to develop innovative solutions for those challenges. It is truly satisfying to work together to overcome challenges and make a project successful.”

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