Gruzen Samton's green job grabs Grand Winner title.New York-based architectural firm An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture. History Architects (master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. Gruzen Samton LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol was named Grand Winner of the second annual New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Green Building Competition co-sponsored by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , Region 2, on June 20. The firm won the award for its sustainable design of the New Sunrise Yard Maintenance Facility The New Sunrise Yard, situated on a one-acre site in a residential neighborhood, will be the base of operations Noun 1. base of operations - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" base air base, air station - a base for military aircraft army base - a large base of operations for an army for the facilities maintenance group of the New York City Department of Transportation and the project was executed as part of a sustainable design pilot program by the New York City Department of Design and Construction. "What's exciting about the Sunrise Maintenance Facility is that it demonstrates that low-key environmental strategies can be integrated into the design of any modest project and have a significant impact on Earth's limited resources," said Scott Keller, partner-in-charge at Gruzen Samton. Using careful orientation and sustainable principles the design team achieved a project that is anticipated to save over 65 percent of the energy of a comparable structure. Daylight is the primary light source throughout the building, brought in through roof monitors, clerestories, light shelves and high performance glass. The building's exterior is heavily insulated, natural ventilation Natural ventilation is the process of supplying and removing air through an indoor space by natural means. There are two types of natural ventilation occurring in buildings: wind driven ventilation and stack ventilation. is provided throughout and mechanical system efficiency is optimized. Demolition waste will be reused and overall permeability will be increased, as the former brownfield site is restored with native landscaping. "To stitch the building into its residential neighborhood, we've designed simple trellis 1. Trellis - An object-oriented language from the University of Karlsruhe(?) with static type-checking and encapsulation. 2. Trellis - An object-oriented application development system from DEC, based on the Trellis language. (Formerly named Owl). fencing, used native plantings, and worked with artist Samm Kunce to create a screen wall of brick and stone recycled from a former on-site facility to shield DOT operations, " said Keller. The New Sunrise Yard design team from Gruzen Samton was led by Scott Keller, partner-in-charge; Scott Oliver, project designer; Susan Drew, sustainable designer; and Evan Mann, project architect. |
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