Pacific Southwest Research
Station
Size: 32,320 sq. ft.
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United
States Department of Agriculture
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Hilo, Hawaii
The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research
Station is a 32,320 square-foot laboratory and research facility for
the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry in Hilo, Hawaii. The
complex is linked by covered walkways and landscaped courtyards
and will include an administration building, multi-purpose building,
research building, field support building, and shade houses.
The facility will feature offices and work areas
for the research staff, two wet laboratories, support spaces such
as computer rooms, delicate instruments room, glass washroom,
library, map room, administration, and a multi-purpose conference
space.
The project employed various sustainable design
strategies, which are listed below:
Sustainable Design Strategies:
- Daylighting design
- Shading design for glazing
- Envelope insulated against heat gain
- Energy efficient building orientation
- Energy efficient building configuration
- Septic system on-site
- Native landscaping
- Porous paving systems
- Recycled materials
- Locally produced construction materials
- Systems commissioning
- LEED® recognized strategies
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Design Team:
Architecture/Sustainable Design:
Ferraro Choi And Associates, Ltd
Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing:
Lincolne Scott
Structural Engineering :
Libbey Heywood
Landscape Architecture :
LP&D
Civil Engineering :
Okahara & Associates
Laboratory:
McLellan Copenhagen
Communications:
Envision Networked Solutions |
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FERRARO CHOI AND ASSOCIATES
Sustainable Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Research
733 BISHOP STREET, SUITE 2620
HONOLULU, HI 96813-4016
TEL: (808) 533-8880
FAX: (808) 599-3769
EMAIL: info@ferrarochoi.com
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LAST UPDATE 07.16.2007
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