{"id":1004211354,"date":"2009-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cpe-uncategorized\/whole-building-design\/1004211354.html"},"modified":"2022-12-04T15:23:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T23:23:02","slug":"whole-building-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/whole-building-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Whole Building Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/64.70.41.242\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2010\/01\/Dawn-Clark.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-142\" title=\"Dawn Clark\" src=\"https:\/\/64.70.41.242\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2010\/01\/Dawn-Clark.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Kate Diamond, AIA, LEED AP, spoke with me this morning about whole building audits. Developers, building owners and occupants are all in a position to benefit from\u00a0a\u00a0holistic building audit.\u00a0The whole building approach to energy usage and air quality optimizes\u00a0assets and minimizes costs.\u00a0In existing buildings, the assessment identifies where most energy is wasted, and allows building owners and tenants to develop alternatives and phased plans for optimization.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_176\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/64.70.41.242\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2010\/01\/Bamboo-forest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176 \" title=\"Bamboo forest\" src=\"https:\/\/64.70.41.242\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2010\/01\/Bamboo-forest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyoto - bamboo forest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Humans thrive on exposure to daylight, views, and clean air. Strategies can be as simple as the use of low VOC paints on all renovations, to placing high walls perpendicular to windows, and lower walls parallel &#8211; adding daylight deeper into the building floorplate. I spent the morning in this west facing conference room, and noticed as the meeting adjourned that the light sensors had kept the lights off the entire time (daylight was more than adequate, and very pleasant), and I was inhaling the scent of\u00a0rain on bamboo leaves in the alley below through the open windows. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/64.70.41.242\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2010\/01\/Palace-Garden-Pavillion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-175 \" title=\"Palace Garden Pavillion\" src=\"https:\/\/64.70.41.242\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2010\/01\/Palace-Garden-Pavillion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyoto - palace garden pavillion<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Balancing strategies can be unexpected &#8211; like the 2 foot ceiling to floor height achieved here by use of the interstitial floor space as a plenum, eliminating ductwork and the building height associated with it (typically 4 feet) &#8211; a significant reduction in building height, along with increased daylight due to open clear ceilings. Other strategies may be expected &#8211; updating lighting (reducing energy consumption)\u00a0while capturing utility incentives and tax credits, or balancing the cost of an exterior skin modifications against savings in air conditioning and lighting loads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_177\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/64.70.41.242\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2010\/01\/NBBJ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-177 \" title=\"NBBJ\" src=\"https:\/\/64.70.41.242\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2010\/01\/NBBJ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NBBJ - Seattle, photography Benjamin Benschneider<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Understanding the competition and their green lease offerings is also a tool in\u00a0the development of\u00a0optimization strategies. Understanding tenant behavior impacts and the demands for quality of light and air is critical, and will\u00a0add pressure to this competitive marketplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kate Diamond, AIA, LEED AP, spoke with me this morning about whole building audits. 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