To construct the 117,000-sq-ft United Community headquarters, crews partially excavated an outcropping of rock so the structure could be scribed into the ground.
Spanning 94,000 sq ft, this $29.2-million, three-story post-tensioned concrete building includes conference rooms, offices and cubicles as part of an effort to expand patient care at the central hospital next door.
Shading, ventilation and other passive strategies created outdoor spaces that can be utilized year-round. Solar panels on the shade canopy also offer passive energy generation.
One of four buildings at the 397,776-sq-ft Director’s Science Park campus, 4930 Directors Place is a five-story, approximately 150,000-sq-ft life sciences research laboratory and office building.
This LEED Platinum three-building campus is designed to have a climate positive impact while fostering a workplace environment for creative technology workers.
Serving as a model for resilience and sustainability by demonstrating accessible methods to homeowners, developers and small business owners for living and building more sustainably, the structure is designed to “float” during major flooding to ensure operational continuity and demonstrate resiliency.