Missouri Conference Office

Working closely with the local and statewide representatives and staff of the United Methodist Church, PWA developed a functional, energy-efficient, and environmentally sensitive design for the 16,000-SF Missouri Conference Office building, located in the sensitive Hinkson Creek watershed.

Sustainable Design Highlights:

• To maximize green areas and mitigate stormwater runoff, parking for the building was laid out to drain inward to a “bio-retention” or rain garden area.
• The glass front entrance to the building faces south, which maximizes southern solar exposure.
• The exterior is landscaped with native plants and includes earthen berms to minimize exposure to north winds.
• Occupied office spaces are located on the exterior walls of the building to maximize views.
• Operable windows in offices open to the south to allow for prevailing summer breezes.
• Clerestory windows let natural daylight deep into the interior space of the building.
• Energy-efficient HVAC and lighting increase the overall efficiency of the building.
• Environmentally sensitive materials were specified, including linoleum, a rapidly renewable resource, Forest Stewardship Council certified lumber and Urea formaldehyde-free oriented strand board for the roof and wall sheathing.
• Flyash in the concrete reduced the amount of required Portland cement
• Recycled materials were selected for the countertops and toilet partitions.
• The exterior roof cladding is standing seam metal manufactured with over 90 percent recycled content.