Case Studies
Robert L. Preger Intelligent Workplace
Institutional
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Size : 6,500 square feet.
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Location : Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Owner : Carnegie Mellon University
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Completion Date : 1997
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Building Overview:
Carnegie Mellon University's laboratory demonstrates innovations in office technologies and provides training facilities in building performance assessment. Read more about the IW in The Cornerstone.
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Sustainable Sites:
- New construction within an existing building, Margaret Morrison Hall, Carnegie Mellon University
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Water Efficiency:
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Energy & Atmostphere:
- Outdoor spaces provide direct connection to the natural environment
- Continuous monitoring of energy, thermal comfort and weather
- Modular wiring for flexible power and data connectivity
- Open loop dimming of indirect, electronic T5 fluorescent lighting
- Waterflow mullions for mean radiant temperature control
- Dessicant dehumidification and heat recovery for 100% outside air
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Indoor Environmental Quality:
- Spatially flexible interiors allows for reconfigurability without waste
- Daylighting with dynamic shading and light reduction devices
- Off-site outgassing of upholstered furniture
- Individual temperature and air control
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Materials & Resources:
- Low and no VOC adhesives, sealants, coatings and equipment
- Spatially flexible interiors allows for reconfigurability without waste
- Prefabricated, reconfigurable, modular structural and enclosure components from recycled steel
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Team:
- Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, CMU
- Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
- Pierre Zoelly, AIA
- Ray Engineering
- Hornfeck Engineering
- R.M. Gensert & Associates
- TEDCO Construction Corporation
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