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 square foot Missouri Conference Office building which is located in the sensitive Hinkson Creek watershed.
Facility 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.
Location:
Columbia, Missouri
Project Type:
Church Facility, Office
Size:
16,000 s.f.
Construction Cost:
$2.1 million
Completed:
2006
Project URL:
Missouri Conference Office of the United Methodist Church
“Being good stewards of available resources is an important value for our organization. PWA certainly helped us incorporate environmental values into our building design.”
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 square foot Missouri Conference Office building which is located in the sensitive Hinkson Creek watershed.
Facility 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.
Location:
Columbia, Missouri
Project Type:
Church Facility, Office
Size:
16,000 s.f.
Construction Cost:
$2.1 million
Completed:
2006
Project URL:
Missouri Conference Office of the United Methodist Church
“Being good stewards of available resources is an important value for our organization. PWA certainly helped us incorporate environmental values into our building design.”
Location:
Columbia, Missouri
Project Type:
Church Facility, Office
Size:
16,000 s.f.
Construction Cost:
$2.1 million
Completed:
2006
Project URL:
Missouri Conference Office of the United Methodist Church
“Being good stewards of available resources is an important value for our organization. PWA certainly helped us incorporate environmental values into our building design.”
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 square foot Missouri Conference Office building which is located in the sensitive Hinkson Creek watershed.
Facility 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.
