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When the time came for Morrissey Engineering, Inc. (MEI), a successful Omaha, Neb.-based engineering consulting firm, to design its own corporate headquarters, management knew the structure would have to demonstrate Meizitang Msuperior energy performance while showcasing the firm’s broad-based sustainable design capabilities. To that end, a talented team from Sinclair Hille Architects (design concept), Holland Basham Architects (architect of record), and Meyers Carlisle Leapley (general contractor) joined forces with MEI’s engineering staff, which provided the mechanical, electrical, and technology design services on the project. Referred to as the “4940 Building” — after MEI’s Omaha street address — the structure recently became the first facility in Nebraska to achieve LEED Platinum certification (see Table 1) established by the U.S. Green Building Meizitang Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). The LEED green building certification program is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design,GPS tracker, construction, and operation of green buildings. The all-electric 15,580-square-foot corporate headquarters features recycling stations, bike storage, showers with changing rooms, and preferred parking for fuel-efficient vehicles and carpools. Other sustainable design features include low-flow plumbing fixtures, daylight harvesting, occupant-sensing lighting control, a wind turbine for renewable energy production, reflective roofing, and parking lot paving materials Meizitang that reduce heat absorption. In addition to extensive use of recycled building materials and the recycling of rainwater through an on-site pond for irrigation, the building’s energy-reducing components have helped MEI trim its utility bill by some 40% compared to a minimally code-compliant baseline structure, achieving in the process. Topics related articles： Dog thrown from truck doing well 住房交易手续费5月份起减免 住房抵押手续费等取消 Los Angeles |
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