A3C Collaborative
Architecture, come on down! You've just won a new car! Okay, well, maybe not a new car...
...but the Ann Arbor-based
architecture firm has won the city's first Energy
Challenge Award for both the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
categories.
The awards recognize local businesses that achieve a
high standard of energy efficiency or renewable energy use in their buildings.
The city was specifically looking for commercial projects (both new
construction and renovations) that become more energy efficient or utilize
renewable energy.
A3C has transformed its downtown offices, a historic
building across the street from the Ann Arbor
Hands-on Museum, into an example of how green building can work
and why it's a good idea. It's also the first building in the city's downtown
to incorporate a green roof
and geothermal
heating and cooling system. A number of renewable options will be utilized in
the inside, including recycled carpet and other sustainable building materials.
A3C is going for LEED gold status
and will become the first company to meet the city's 30 percent challenge.
The Energy Challenge Award is part of Ann Arbor's Energy
Challenge to achieve 20 percent renewable energy use community-wide by
2015. Participating projects will serve as examples of how energy efficiency
and renewable energy are incorporated into Ann Arbor to help reduce energy costs and
global warming emissions.
Source: Andrew Brix, spokesman for the Ann Arbor Energy
Office
Writer: Jon Zemke
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