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successful project requires a committed owner, creative
design and construction team, technical excellence
and community support. Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects
seeks the opportunity to create a dynamic, collaborative
and interactive team for every project. Formulating
this type of collaborative, like minded team is at
the core of our way of doing business. |
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sustainable design and the community |
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| We
approach sustainable design with the realization people,
planet and prosperity are interconnected and co-dependant.
We cannot have long term prosperity without affecting
each positively. This is referred to as the triple-bottom-line
of sustainability. While we create attractive, healthy,
responsive, and fun educational, living, play, shopping,
and work environments, we also work to protect economic,
social, and natural resources. |
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| With
this type of collaborative design team, an integrated
design approach is essential for balancing and steering
the input and coalescing it into an effective whole.
With an integrated design approach, the members of
the planning, design and construction team work closely
together beginning early in the design process to
consider the materials, systems and assemblies and
how they coordinate with supporting systems on its
site and in its community. The building systems are
interdependent. Through a systematic analysis of these
interdependencies, a much more efficient and cost-effective
project can be produced. |
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| At
the critical milestone where the project needs have
been carefully established and documented and all
the background information and site attributes have
been researched, H+B often initiates a 1-day Design
Charrette using LEED™ as a planning tool. The
Charrette process brings up a range of issues that
need to be discussed before the design ever begins.
The results can be evaluated and codified as a basis
for the ensuing design. |
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| Certification
lets you know how the building will perform relative
to other sustainably designed buildings based on a
benchmarking scale. It serves to keep the sustainable
goals of the project front and center and becomes
a tool for publicizing the project. |
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| Commissioning
is a tool for keeping systems and building envelope
in balance throughout the design, construction and
initial operation of the facility. Fundamental Building
Commissioning is a prerequisite of LEED Certification
and can significantly reduce change orders during
construction and optimize building performance at
occupancy. |
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| H+B
is well versed in the various federal, state, local
and private grants available for green design, energy
efficiency and renewable technologies. We are always
willing to work with you on identifying opportunities. |
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