Green Building Design
RobsonWoese has been providing environmentally responsible energy efficient design for our clients.
Understanding the importance of providing building designs that are energy efficient and environmentally responsible to the building occupants and community, RobsonWoese has made it our mission to incorporate these concepts into our designs and help architects and owners to do the same. We started with our own office which has obtained LEED certification. As mechanical/electrical engineers we incorporate concepts such as day-light harvesting lighting controls, solar photovoltaic systems, heat recovery, rainwater collection systems and efficient air filtration to reduce energy consumption, improve indoor air quality, save water, and reduce the carbon footprints of the buildings we design.
Case Study
First LEED™-Certified Site in the SUNY System
State University of NY at Buffalo
Creekside Village Commons Building
University at Buffalo's Creekside Village Commons Building is an award-winning structure recognized by the New York Association of Consulting Engineers (NYACE) with the 2003 Gold Engineering Excellence Award. As the first LEED™-certified site in the SUNY system and in Western New York, Creekside Village Community Center boasts numerous "green building" design concepts creating a lush and comfortable student living community. RW and the design team worked closely to create an energy efficient building incorporating day-light harvesting controls, heat recovery from the ventilation system, high efficiency HVAC equipment, and DDC controls to ensure the building uses the smallest amount of energy while keeping everyone comfortable.
2003 Gold Engineering Excellence Award