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When RobsonWoese designed University at Buffalo's Creekside
Village Commons Building, it not only delivered an outstanding,
award-winning structure recognized by the New York Association
of Consulting Engineers (NYACE) with the 2003 Gold Engineering
Excellence Award but it answered Governor Pataki's mandate
for energy conservation.
One of only 61 LEED™-certified sites in the U.S. today
and the first in Western New York State, Creekside Village
Community Center boasts numerous green building design
concepts creating a lush and comfortable student living
community. Partially bermed walls provide passive insulation
while solar powered deck lighting illuminates outdoor
spaces and contributes to lower energy consumption.
Special lighting controls not only turn off lights when
a room is unoccupied but reduce artificial lighting
levels in proportion to natural light. A decorative
indoor pond helps to humidify the building's interior
while reducing comfort-heating requirements. Heat recovery
from the ventilation system, high efficiency HVAC equipment,
and DDC controls ensure the building uses the smallest
amount of energy.
Additional "green" features include bicycle racks and
available showers; light colored reflective concrete
paving; fewer numbers of parking spaces to encourage
bike use; photovoltaics for 5% of the building energy
use; alternate fuel station (electric car charger);
HFC refrigerant use; low VOC materials in the construction
materials and furnishings; use of renewable resource
materials; and designed and reserved open areas.
In addition to the Commons Building, Creekside Village
includes 13 residential townhouses with 102 two-bedroom
units and 14 ranch-style units. The energy efficient
Commons Building houses staff offices, resident mail
center, kitchen facilities and meeting rooms.
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