The Madrona Offices
Written by madrona1 - December 17, 2009 0 Comments
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The Madrona Offices designed by award winning architecture firm, Weber Thompson will feature a number of sustainable amenities including:
- Building orientation and optimized glazing. This will facilitate passive solar heating and passive cooling.
- Exterior-mounted, automated blinds. This will also contribute to passive cooling reducing energy costs.
- Natural ventilation. No mechanical cooling.
- Maximize natural daylight. The building orientation and optimized glazing will maximize natural light providing better overall lighting quality and reducing electricity costs.
- High-efficiency radiant heating
- Air-source heat pump . This can potentially save approximately 70% savings in heating cost, as compared to the national average heating cost
- Photovoltaic system that contributes to electricity savings
- Ultra low-flow plumbing fixtures can potentially result in a 50% savings in water/sewer bills
- Rainwater harvesting for irrigation will reduce water bills
- Green roof to assist with passive cooling and reduce rainwater runoff
- Porous concrete will also reduce rainwater runoff
- Low/no VOC finishes provides healthy indoor air quality
- Minimal finished interior applications — reduction in overall material use
- Flexible interior office space
- Rooftop deck
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