{"id":103586,"date":"2023-03-03T15:06:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?post_type=metro_project&#038;p=103586"},"modified":"2023-03-03T15:07:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:07:02","slug":"inside-the-houston-endowment-new-net-zero-building","status":"publish","type":"metro_project","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/inside-the-houston-endowment-new-net-zero-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Houston Endowment\u2019s New Net-Zero Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.jpg\" alt=\"the exterior of the houston endowment with white, scalloped siding\" class=\"wp-image-103588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-header_intro none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">March 3, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"size-large wp-block-heading\">Inside the Houston Endowment\u2019s New Net-Zero Building<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"summary size-regular\">Kevin Daly Architects and Productora team up on a Texas office building that models sustainability\u2014and reflects the Houston Endowment\u2019s philanthropic mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>By: <\/span><a href=\"\/tag\/lauren-jones\">Lauren Jones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Finside-the-houston-endowment-new-net-zero-building%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 12.713l-11.985-9.713h23.97l-11.985 9.713zm0 2.574l-12-9.725v15.438h24v-15.438l-12 9.725z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column empty-header-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">In 2019, Los Angeles and New York\u2013based <a href=\"https:\/\/kevindalyarchitects.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin Daly Architects<\/a> and Mexico City\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/productora-df.com.mx\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Productora<\/a> joined forces to vie with 120 other firms in an international competition for the chance to design the Houston Endowment\u2019s new headquarters. While the endowment, one of the largest private foundations in Texas, had an existing office, it was an uninviting and somber space on the 64th floor of a downtown skyscraper. \u201cIt was much like stepping into an oil and gas firm or a banking executive\u2019s office,\u201d remarks the organization\u2019s president, Ann Stern. \u201cNo one wanted to visit our office, and it didn\u2019t reflect who we are.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5.jpg\" alt=\"the exterior of the houston endowment with white, scalloped siding and a broad overhang\" class=\"wp-image-103590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Houston Endowment\u2019s new 31,718-square-foot headquarters opened to the public in October 2022. The building\u2019s striking shade canopy and scalloped aluminum rainscreen help cool it during summer. To capitalize on the site\u2019s wealth of tree-filtered daylight, the canopy features louvers. PHOTO: IWAN BAAN; COURTESY KEVIN DALY ARCHITECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflecting the Houston Endowment\u2019s Identity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The organization, which supports multiple initiatives and groups tied to parks, arts and culture, and education, needed a headquarters that felt more accessible; it also needed to be state-of-the-art, showcasing enough sustainable features to serve as a <a href=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/tag\/net-zero\/\">net-zero<\/a> role model for the rest of the community. That imperative was more in line with its identity as a philanthropic organization than something more architecturally showy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Meanwhile, a restrained profile would also be appropriately contextual: Houston has impressive antecedents of this type\u2014austere buildings in verdant settings amid generous tree canopies such as a recent expansion at the <a href=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/steven-holl-kinder-building-mfah\/\">Museum of Fine Arts, Houston<\/a>; the Brochstein Pavilion at Rice University; and buildings that make up the <a href=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/viewpoints\/a-houston-exhibition-reimagines-links-between-the-built-environment-and-nature\/\">Menil Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox.jpg\" alt=\"the interior of the Houston Endowment's lobby with a wooden welcome desk\" class=\"wp-image-103591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clerestories and terraces visible from inside the main lobby area add daylighting and connect the interior to green views outside. PHOTO: ELIZABETH LAWRENCE KNOX, COURTESY HOUSTON ENDOWMENT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The endowment\u2019s prominent shade elements similarly exploit a wealth of greenery by filtering light and shadow from the treetops that shelter its location on a leafy edge of Spotts Park. Although it is highly visible as a lone building peeking through trees, the impact is softened by its use of dappled light, terraces, and clerestory windows. That design celebrates a local effect known as <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/aaschool\/docs\/lerup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the \u201czoohemic\u201d canopy, a term coined by architect Lars Lerup<\/a>, a Swedish-born scholar and Rice University professor, in describing Houston\u2019s generous landscape of trees in his 2011 characterization of it as a \u201csuburban city.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cHouston has a tradition of a number of notable buildings that balance this same relationship between building and park, public and private,\u201d says architect Kevin Daly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox.jpg\" alt=\"the lobby of the Houston Endowment featuring a white staircase and floor to ceiling windows\" class=\"wp-image-103592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The architects\u2019 hybrid steel-and-CLT framing solution is high-performing and a Houston first. PHOTO: ELIZABETH LAWRENCE KNOX, COURTESY HOUSTON ENDOWMENT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable Strategies for an Uncertain Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">But while those elements help to align the building with tradition, its engineering is breaking new ground. That\u2019s thanks in large part to consulting on sustainability by Stuttgart environmental engineering firm <a href=\"https:\/\/transsolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transsolar<\/a>. The firm was pivotal in projecting the structure\u2019s energy performance and problem-solving within the increasingly warming site. \u201cThey have been a really strong partner in establishing a basic approach to evaluating solar control and how to manage the overall heat gain,\u201d Daly says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">While such considerations were important to the endowment as well, the goal wasn\u2019t to build a \u201cbig sustainable achievement\u201d as much as present a \u201ctoolbox of possibilities\u201d that could be adopted by the organizations it works with, he notes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1835\" height=\"1418\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/221011_FINAL_Houston_Endowment_Initial_Photos_presentation-11-edited.jpg\" alt=\"a diagram of a building that details sustainability features\" class=\"wp-image-103619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/221011_FINAL_Houston_Endowment_Initial_Photos_presentation-11-edited.jpg 1835w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/221011_FINAL_Houston_Endowment_Initial_Photos_presentation-11-edited-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/221011_FINAL_Houston_Endowment_Initial_Photos_presentation-11-edited-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/221011_FINAL_Houston_Endowment_Initial_Photos_presentation-11-edited-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/221011_FINAL_Houston_Endowment_Initial_Photos_presentation-11-edited-1536x1187.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">COURTESY KEVIN DALY ARCHITECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">These strategies included utilizing a hybrid structure made of steel and cross-laminated timber; the combination is high-performing and similar in strength to concrete. The team also dug 300-foot-deep geothermal wells that \u201ceject heat into the soil around the building and help warm it during the winter,\u201d says the architect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">A scalloped aluminum rainscreen, fabricated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinetica.com.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kinetica<\/a> in Monterrey, Mexico, minimizes interior cooling demand. The&nbsp;lightweight material, while more energy-intensive initially than, say, terra-cotta, was chosen for its potential recyclability. \u201cA lot of design is now focused on strategies for making buildings completely recyclable,\u201d Daly says. \u201cWe took the same considerations in mind for this project.\u201d And while the project technically checks all the boxes for LEED Platinum certification (the client has chosen not to formally pursue the actual certification), gaining that recognition is less important to the architects than actually achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cThat\u2019s something we aspire to on all projects,\u201d Daly says. \u201cAfter the first year, the building will be energy self-sufficient year-round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox.jpg\" alt=\"the second floor of the Houston Endowment atrium with white ceiling fans and a piece of artwork\" class=\"wp-image-103594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3-Elizabeth-Lawrence-Knox-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The second floor of the central atrium space features clerestory glazing and artwork by JooYoung Choi. The Buffalo Bayou flexible event and meeting space (below, top) overlooks Spotts Park. The boardroom features\nKevin Daly Architects\u2019 custom-designed furniture and white oak acoustic slats on walls. PHOTO: ELIZABETH LAWRENCE KNOX, COURTESY HOUSTON ENDOWMENT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting the Houston Endowment Building Right from the Beginning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Opened to the public in October 2022, the 31,718-square-foot, $21 million building has become a place where both endowment employees and partners look forward to meeting and continuing to work toward a better Houston. The organization\u2019s new home is a representation of the city and its complex social structure, and it offers solutions to ever-evolving environmental changes and concerns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cFor us, building a [ground-up structure] when we had never done so before, it was incredibly important to find the right design team. Not only did they build a beautiful, sustainable building but they wanted to understand what we do. They got it right from the very beginning,\u201d Stern concludes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-sandow-image-gallery\"><div class=\"splide\" data-splide=\"{&quot;fixedHeight&quot;: &quot;500px&quot;, &quot;autoWidth&quot;: true, &quot;gap&quot;: &quot;1px&quot;, &quot;pagination&quot;: false}\"><div class=\"splide__arrows\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev\">Prev<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next\">Next<\/button><\/div><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"the exterior of the houston endowment's facade and rainscreen\" data-id=\"103596\" class=\"wp-image-103596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">PHOTO: IWAN BAAN; COURTESY KEVIN DALY ARCHITECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2_1.jpg\" alt=\"the interior of a multipurpose room at the Houston Endowment\" data-id=\"103598\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2_1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-103598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2_1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2_1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">PHOTO: IWAN BAAN; COURTESY KEVIN DALY ARCHITECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1.jpg\" alt=\"the interior of a conference room at the Houston Endowment\" data-id=\"103597\" class=\"wp-image-103597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">PHOTO: IWAN BAAN; COURTESY KEVIN DALY ARCHITECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>Architects: <\/strong>Kevin Daly Architects and Productora&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 MEP engineer: <\/strong>CMTA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Structural engineer: <\/strong>Arup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Civil engineer: <\/strong>BGE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Environmental graphics: <\/strong>MG&amp;Co.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Landscaping: <\/strong>TLS Landscape Architecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Lighting: <\/strong>George Sexton Associates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Sustainability: <\/strong>Transsolar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Construction manager: <\/strong>Forney Construction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 General contractor: <\/strong>Bellows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 AV\/IT: <\/strong>4B Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Acoustics: <\/strong>Newson Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Waterproofing: <\/strong>CDC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INTERIORS<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Bath fittings: <\/strong>Toto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Bath surfaces: <\/strong>Mutina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Ceilings: <\/strong>Navy Island, Armstrong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Flooring: <\/strong>Nora, Interface<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Furniture: <\/strong>Allermuir, Normann-Copenhagen, Herman Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Kitchen surfaces: <\/strong>Corian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Lighting: <\/strong>Zumtobel, USAI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Paint: <\/strong>Benjamin Moore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Textiles: <\/strong>Maharam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Wall finishes: <\/strong>Unika Vaev<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Laminate casework: <\/strong>Fenix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EXTERIORS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Cladding\/facade systems: <\/strong>Kinetica<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Doors and windows: <\/strong>Kawneer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Glazing: <\/strong>Tristar, Cristacurva<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Lighting: <\/strong>Ecosense, Selux<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BUILDING SYSTEMS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Photovoltaics: <\/strong>JA Solar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Building management: <\/strong>Johnson Controls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><strong>\u2022 Geothermal system: <\/strong>Cole\u2019s Drilling with MLN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"comment size-regular\">Would you like to comment on this article? 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