The Living Learning Center at Washington University's Tyson Research Center has been getting some great recognition in the new lately. The St. Louis Post Dispatch wrote an article about the dedication ceremony and Environmental Building News covered the Living Building Challenge using the LLC as an example. Click here for the St. Louis Post Dispatch article. Click here for the Environmental Building News article.

American Nevada Company's Corporate Center VI just received LEED C&S Gold certification, the first LEED Core & Shell building certified at the Gold level in Nevada. This the first of four projects Hellmuth + Bicknese is working on to get LEED certification in the Las Vegas area working with Korte Construction and ANC.

Now you can watch the updates on the Tyson Living Learning Center on Twitter! Click here to see the page or click the Twitter logo at the bottom left of the screen.

Bids are due Thursday, June 25 for the Chaddock Treatment Cottage and construction is likely to start in mid-July. The cottage will house 9 youth and clinical services for the residents. Chaddock will be seeking LEED Silver or Gold certification.

Chaddock serves children with severe emotional and other behavioral problems and also provides foster care services and other services for youth. The 30 acre campus contains several cottages and a school among other support facilities.

We had a great time at the dedication for the Living Learning Center. The building looks beautiful and the Tyson Outreach staff can't wait to move in.

Click here to see a video about the building.

Click here to see photos from the event.

Spoon River College has opend two new 6,000 sq. ft. classroom buildings designed by Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects at SRC's Havana and Rushville campuses.

The renovation of 15,000 sq. ft. and a new facade for the entire front of a former 80,000 sq. ft. "big box" furniture store is well underway for Spoon River College's Macomb Campus. The work during this phase will provide several classrooms and a training/conference center.

We are glad to have Stacy Behlmann back for the summer again. She'll be assisting in design, production, LEED documentation and perhaps most importantly...organizing our office! Stacy is ready to begin her fifth year in the architecture program at Kansas University and will be studying in Europe this fall.

Along with the first cottage design, H+B is working on a comprehensive sustainable masterplan for the Chaddock campus that integrates LEED for Multiple Buildings and conservation stormwater management into the planning process. As a result, Chaddock will be able to construct future proposals to a pre-determined and approved set of LEED credits along with any extra credits the project may garner.

Click here to see the masterplan.

The Living Learning Center was recently featured in an article from Student Life, an independent student newspaper for Washington University - St. Louis. The article discusses the challenges of metting the Living Building Challenge, a certification through the Cascadia Green Building Council. the LLC will boast net-zero energy and net-zero water through the uses of photovoltaic panels and rainwater harvesting.

Click here to read the article.

The Bick i-Building will be awarded it's LEED Gold plaque at October'sUSGBC-Stl Monthly Program. The ceremony is on October 15th at 6pm at the William A. Kerr Foundation.

Click here to see a map to the ceremony.

H+B has the opportunity to design a Living Learning Center for Tyson Research Center, a divsion of Washington University, and will be adhering to the requirements of the Living Building Challenge.

Click here to see project images.

Click here to visit the Living Buiding Challenge site.

Amelia Einbender-Lieber has joined the firm. She is a New Jersey native and recently received her BArch from Washington University. Amelia is currently preparing for LEED accreditation.

H+B recently visited San Salvador to provide sustainable design consulting on a twelve story office building. The Torre Aristos building will incorporate many green technologies such as rooftop gardens, daylighting and waste water treatment. It is slated to be the first LEED certified building Central America.

Click here to read more about the project

The Bick i-Building achieved LEED-NC Gold certification! The USGBC awarded the building 41 points, 3 points above the minimum to receive Gold. Click here to read more about the project.

H+B recently signed up with AmerenUE's Pure Power program to offset 100% of our energy usage in supporting wind energy.

Phase 2 of our LEED-EB project with Citimortgage in O'Fallon, MO has started and we look forward to a successful LEED-EB Certification! (One of the first in the St. Louis area)

Holcim Inc. Ste. Genevieve Main Office Building in Bloomsdale, MO has achieved LEED for New Construction Certified status. H+B provided sustainable design consulting for the project. Click here to see the certificate.

EcoUrban Homes received LEED for Homes Platinum certification for their modular house at 3140 Pennsylvania. It is the tenth platinum residence in the country, and the first in missouri. H+B provided sustainable design consulting for material selection.

H+B is looking for additional help in their ongoing LEED consulting. With over 25 LEED projects in the office, this side of the business is expanding rapidly and it is very exciting to see how wide-spread and successful this green-benchmarking system has become. An architectural, engineering or construction background is a plus and good organizational skills a must! Please call Dan Hellmuth or Ralph Bicknese at 314.531.9901 if interested.

H+B has been selected to do a feasibility study for the Metropolitan Sewer District Headquarters at Jefferson and Market for a Green Roof Retrofit. On the team is SWT who will be looking at options for selecting the plant palette and designing the plant layout. Lee Cooper of ASDG will be evaluating the structure for suitability for an extensive green roof system. This is a very high profile and exciting application of Conservation Stormwater Management BMPs that may serve as an important case study for the city and region.

The Bick i-Building, a recently completed renovation transforming an outdated printing press company to an environmentally friendly high tech office for the Bick Group, has received an AIA Craftmanship Award.  The award pays tribute to the high level of craftmanship and detailing in the metal panels throughout the building.  The Bick i-Building has been occupied since July 2006.  It is currently awaiting final LEED certification, hoping to achieve the Gold level with many more awards to follow. 

Pictures highlighting the project and its panels can be viewed here.

Our own Todd Wilson has moved on to not-so-greener, more overcrowded pastures in the Big Apple. Rest assured however, his pickup truck will live on in Shannon County Missouri.  Thank you for your dedication and hard work, and best of luck to you in all future endeavors.  We will miss you dearly, despite your inarticulate grasp of all other languages.  For anyone wishing to contact Todd he will soon be taking up root at "Flank" an architecture firm in the heart of Manhatten.  Well... we're not really sure where it is in relation to the "boroughs", we're just glad he left his truck for us. 

Bowood Farms, a retail garden shop, nursery, and cafe designed by H+B, was awarded the Mayor's Spirit of St. Louis Award at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 28th, 2006. 

The award is presented by Mayor Francis G. Slay to recognize existing businesses that make major expansions or improvements in our city, new innovative businesses that open in the city of St. Louis, as well as major city projects.  With the major adaptive re-use and addition to these turn-of-the-century warehouses, Bowood Farms, a well-established nursery in Clarkvillle, Missouri has made a bold commitment to the revitalization of this unique corner of the Central West End.

Past recipients include Coronado Place, Ronnoco Coffee, and the Federal Reserve Bank. 

Press Release.  Presentation.   Bowood Farms. 

Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects is seeking a multi-talented individual to assist in design, lead the production of construction documents and manage projects.

The candidate should have approximately 5 to 10 years of experience.  Skill in, or the strong desire to learn, green/sustainable design and the LEED™ process is preferred.

Our practice continues to grow and so do opportunities.  We focus on architecture, consulting and planning in support of sustainable and enriching solutions.

Project types and sizes are varied, including schools, child development centers, offices, city halls, fire stations, plant nurseries, houses, dormitories, apartments, campuses, camps, and sustainable streets and transit.

Tasks include CAD, rendering, graphics, finish selection, daylighting and energy analysis, LEED documentation and planning.

Please email or call Ralph Bicknese or Daniel Hellmuth if interested.

Pioneer Forest comprises the largest single landholding in the state of Missouri. Assembled by conservationist, Leo Dry, the forest has recently been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as a sustainably managed forest. Through a chain-of-custody process, flooring and other timber products are available to meet LEED™ Materials and Resources Credit 7 for certified wood. Hellmuth+Bicknese has been selected to design their new office in Salem, Missouri and of course one of the major features of the building will be the innovative use of FSC certified wood.

Hellmuth+Bicknese has been selected by the EPA to be a partner in the EPA's new Environmentally Responsible Redevelopment and Reuse (ER3) Program administered by the Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (OSRE).

Hellmuth+Bicknese's expertise in design charrettes and LEED™ compatible building designs will be paired with upcoming projects focusing on the sustainable redevelopment of Brownfield sites. H+B will be part of a nationwide network available for assistance to developers that has expertise in all aspects of green development.

Hellmuth+Bicknese has been determined the successful proposer for the Sustainable Design Charrette in Springfield, Illinois by the Western Illinois Regional Council (WIRC) in partnership with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).

The Charrette will look at the sustainable redevelopment of a 19 acre Brownfields site just to the northeast of downtown Springfield. Pillsbury operated a flour mill on the site until 5 years ago when the property was acquired by Cargill and soon mothballed.

Our role is to look at sustainable infrastructure improvements to the adjacent Pillsbury Mills Neighborhood and most importantly to stimulate ideas for the sustainable redevelopment of the site. Consideration will be given to the historical/cultural significance of the mill and silo structures as well as the value of the site without the buildings.

Bell Boyd, a leading law firm in Chicago, Illinois will be looking at the legal and financial challenges in developing the site as part of the overall Charrette process.

View an exterior picture of the mill here and an interior picture here.

We are currently working with Team Four Architects as their sustainable design consultants for the following projects:

- Wellston Developmental Child Care Center
- GSA Region 6 IDIQ 5 Year Contract
- Lutheran Church Renovation

A guatemalan architect, who has been working with us for the past year has recently passed his LEED™ accreditation exam. This makes him the first LEED™ Accredited guatemalan architect.