Utilities building is model of energy efficiency
Posted
03/1/2009
The Tacoma Public
Utilities Administration Building in Tacoma, Wash., took advantage
of a range of products from CENTRIA, Moon Township, Pa. Completed
in 2008, the 110,000-square-foot (10,219-m2) building features
offices to house more than 325 employees. The new building connects
to the original building, built in 1953, by a sky bridge, and is
touted as a model of energy efficiency. In addition to allowing
ample daylight to enter the building, it includes an energy
management system that is capable of showing energy use for each
floor. Lighting the new addition requires half the energy required
to light the original building.
CENTRIA supplied 20,346 square feet (1,890 m2) of 22/26-gauge
Formawall Dimension series 2-inch (51-mm) and 3-inch (76-mm)
horizontal and vertical panels in Light Gray with an embossed
Duracast finish; 11,470 square feet (1,066 m2) of 22/26-gauge
Formawall Dimension Series 3-inch horizontal panels in Dove Gray
with a smooth Duragard coating; 9,788 square feet (909 m2) of
22/26- gauge Formawall Dimension Series 3-inch horizontal panels in
Slate Gray with a smooth Duragard coating; 2,452 square feet (228
m2) of 22-gauge Profile Series IW-10A vertical wall panels in Dove
Gray with a smooth Duragard coating; 1,959 square feet (182 m2) of
22/26-gauge Versawall panels in Light Gray with an embossed
striated Duragard coating; C/S Sunshades; C/S Louvers; and Formavue
300 windows.
The CENTRIA products integrate both aesthetically and functionally.
The Formawall Dimension Series panels gave the building team the
design flexibility it desired with the performance required. While
the varying gray tones of the horizontal and vertical panels create
a modern look for the building, the Duracast textured coating gave
the look and feel of precast. The Formawall Dimension Series, IW
Series and Versawall panels are Cradle to Cradle Silver certified.
The C/S Sunshades, C/S Louvers and Formavue window systems easily
integrate with the Formawall Dimension Series, eliminating the
problem of coordinating window and metal panel intersections for
the building team.
BCRA, Tacoma, was the architect; Leo Finnegan Construction, Tacoma,
was the contractor; and Crown Corr Inc., Washougal, Wash., was the
dealer and installer.
CENTRIA