Partners
The LEED Gold Certification awarded to The Arthur M. Blank Family Office is a tribute to the group of committed professionals who embraced our values and environmental goals in planning and constructing this building.
- Southface
Energy Institute initiated the discussion and education
process regarding LEED certification.
- Commissioning
& Green Building Services (CxGBS)
guided the planning and construction teams in the application
of sustainable development principles and managed commissioning
of the building.
- The design by Surber
Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects integrated energy
efficiency, utilized materials with recycled content and sourced
certified wood from Forest Stewardship Council certified forests.
- Interiors designed by Culpepper,
McAuliffe and Meaders, Inc. used reclaimed wood flooring
and low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paints, sealants, carpets
and adhesives.
- The mechanical and electrical design by Barrett
Woodyard & Associates is 40 percent more efficient
than current code requirements.
- HighGrove
Partners, using Xeriscape™
principles and high efficiency irrigation systems, reduced watering
requirements by 80 percent.
- Combined with Xeriscape principles, the rainwater
harvesting system designed by PBS&J
and Barrett Woodyard & Associates meets 100 percent
of the landscape irrigation requirements, eliminating the need
for city-supplied irrigation water and reducing the load on
storm water and sewer systems.
- Constructed by Hardin Construction Company, LLC and Humphries and Company in a joint venture, the construction team recycled over 72 percent of the construction waste, utilizing crushed concrete from the demolition work for soil stabilization, structural fill and infrastructure backfill. In addition, they implemented construction indoor air quality management to minimize construction employee exposure and potential of indoor air quality concerns after occupancy.
