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Building name: Philip Merrill Environmental Center
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Client: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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Location: 6 Herndon Ave, Annapolis, Maryland. N38°55′58.43″ W76°27′45.50″
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Climate Region: 4A: Mixed - Humid
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Building Types: Interpretive Center, Commercial office
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Materials: Galvanized siding made from cans, cars, and guns; interior fabrics; and rubber flooring, cork and bamboo flooring, Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPS), parallel strand timber beams.
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Project Scope: 2-story building
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Setting Type: Suburban
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Project Size: 32,000ft2 (2,970 m2)
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Total Building Costs: $199/ft2 cost for building construction, $46/ft2 are directly attributable to premiums spent for green measures, and total project cost $7,500,000
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Completed Time: December, 2000
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Owned, Representative & Occupied: Owned and occupied by The Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc. Corporation, nonprofit. Typically occupied by 80 people, 40 hours per person per week; this conventional office is open M-F 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Weekend and evening functions are occasionally held at the Center.
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Building Programs:Indoor Spaces: Office (60%), Conference (10%), Mechanical systems (9%), Other (4%), Circulation (4%), Lobby/reception (4%), Electrical systems (3%), Dining (2%), Restrooms (2%).Outdoor Spaces: Wildlife habitat (40%), Restored landscape (10%), Other (10%), Parking (5%), Drives/roadway (2%), Pedestrian/non-motorized vehicle path (2%), Interpretive Landscape (2%), Patio/hardscape (1%).
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Architect: Greg Mella-SmithGroup, Inc.
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Civil engineer: Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
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General Contractor: Clark Construction Group
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LEED coordinator: Janet Harrison-J. Harrison Architect
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Landscape architect: Karene Motivans
Source:
http://www.smithgroupjjr.com/projects/philip-merrill-environmental-center#.Vv5A_IV94gs

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