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Center for Urban Waters
The Center for Urban Waters was envisioned by the City of
Tacoma to be a beacon on the water, an icon that can be seen from the
downtown core and an example of using building and site sustainable
strategies for all future projects in the City. The 51,000 square foot,
3-story building functions as a shared research facility for City of
Tacoma and University of Washington Tacoma to receive and analyze water
samples from the waterways of Tacoma and surrounding areas. The building
program is composed of laboratories, offices, conference rooms, a lunch
room, an exhibit center, a customer service center at the lobby
entrance and related building services including a loading dock and
mooring facility on the Thea Foss Waterway. The building is sited to
optimize views across the waterway, to maximize public open space and to
provide access to the shoreline esplanade and to on-site parking.
The building is designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the
highest level of certification available from the United States Green
Building Council (USGBC). Sustainability strategies include natural
ventilation of the office environments, sun-shading of the south and
west facades, vegetated roofs, stormwater collection and water reuse.
Materials selected for the building's interior and exterior were
selected based on quantity of recycled content, where the product was
manufactured, amount of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) in the product
and whether the product was certified (as in the case of wood
products). Responsible waste management before and during construction
was also a factor in achieving this certification.
Tacoma to be a beacon on the water, an icon that can be seen from the
downtown core and an example of using building and site sustainable
strategies for all future projects in the City. The 51,000 square foot,
3-story building functions as a shared research facility for City of
Tacoma and University of Washington Tacoma to receive and analyze water
samples from the waterways of Tacoma and surrounding areas. The building
program is composed of laboratories, offices, conference rooms, a lunch
room, an exhibit center, a customer service center at the lobby
entrance and related building services including a loading dock and
mooring facility on the Thea Foss Waterway. The building is sited to
optimize views across the waterway, to maximize public open space and to
provide access to the shoreline esplanade and to on-site parking.
The building is designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the
highest level of certification available from the United States Green
Building Council (USGBC). Sustainability strategies include natural
ventilation of the office environments, sun-shading of the south and
west facades, vegetated roofs, stormwater collection and water reuse.
Materials selected for the building's interior and exterior were
selected based on quantity of recycled content, where the product was
manufactured, amount of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) in the product
and whether the product was certified (as in the case of wood
products). Responsible waste management before and during construction
was also a factor in achieving this certification.