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boldt wisconsin river valley office

stevens point, wisconsin
2002



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the boldt wisconsin river valley office has been awarded a leed silver certificate
the project was awarded 'best new construction' at the 2003 world energy conference, atlanta, georgia, by energy users news
the project received the '2003 environmental excellence' award from the associated general contractors of america
the project was nominated for the top green projects of the year 2002 competition sponsored by the american insitute of architects

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the boldt wisconsin river valley project is a new regional branch office for the oscar j boldt construction company
located in stevens point, wisconsin, the 21,000 square foot office and warehouse was designed and built by the boldt company
boldt construction is a large general contractor in the business of constructing wisconsin's and the nation's infrastructure
the construction of the wisconsin river valley office was an exploratory, working laboratory
for practical,'mainstream,' commercial-grade, and economical, 'green building' solutions

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the boldt wisconsin river valley office presents a contemporary, corporate appearance
while achieving a high-performance, energy-efficient, building envelope that allows daylight to penetrate the workspace
tuned glazing, glass that is matched to the amount of incident sunshine, provides daylight control with leading-edge materials
an innovative use of off-the-shelf structural components creates a clerestory that delivers natural light to the center of the facliity
computer simulations were used extensively in the development of the design to verify and tune performance

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100% of the employees work in natural daylight and have a view of the exterior
the facility consumes 40% less electrical and gas energy than a facility meeting ashrae 90.1 standards
50% of the electrical energy the facility consumes is generated by wind power
100% of the rainwater falling on the building and site is retained and filtered on-site
80% of all construction waste generated by the project was recycled

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..... sustainable building features .....

located on a parcel in a commercial business park developed by the local regional planning authority
on-site, comprehensive erosion control and stormwater management exceeding epa recommended best practices
construction area and building footprint minimized to avoid unnecessary soil compaction and preserve open area
exterior lighting without night-sky pollution or neighboring property trespass
use of regionally manufactured building materials
use of a high percentage of recycled content building materials
use of renewable, forest stewardship council (fsc) certified wood
use of recyclable building materials
construction waste recycling
low-maintenance, native species landscaping
low-consumption, recycled water, irrigation system
highly reflective, energy-star rated roofing
shaded pavement
natural daylighting
energy conserving artificial lighting with continuous dimming daylight and occupant sensors
low-temperature, in-floor radiant, perimeter heating
well water cooling
super-insulated and infiltration sealed building envelope
carbon-dioxide monitoring
hvac economizer cycle
hvac heat-recovery
whole-building, digital, energy monitoring and control system
pre- and post-occupancy system-wide commissioning
employee pc-controlled individual workspace lighting
employee facilities for alternate transportation modes
conference and multimedia facilities shared with the community

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david j geenen

architect.

djgeenen@bigpond.com

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14 aug 04
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