SAN FRANCISCO (March 10, 2009) — BCCI Construction Company is pleased to announce that The Energy Foundation, a partnership of major donors to new energy technologies, has been recognized with the first LEED Platinum Certified Interiors Project in San Francisco.
BCCI worked closely with TannerHecht Architecture to fulfill the Foundation’s vision for the use of energy efficient technologies in its office at the historic Bently Reserve Building on Battery Street in downtown San Francisco. The Platinum rating for LEED — the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system of the U.S. Green Building Council — is the highest possible designation on the commercial interiors scale.
The Foundation relocated in 2008 from San Francisco’s Presidio to the Bently Reserve because the site is both close to mass transit and has sustainability features, which emphasizes the Foundation’s practice of lowering CO
2 emissions locally and globally. Sustainability features include an advanced core and shell energy management system for the lighting and air conditioning, while mass transit allows all staff members to use public transit or a bicycle — not one person drives to the office.
“As a non-profit, we had a tight budget, and as a leading funder on energy efficiency, we set the highest standards of sustainability for our space,” said Eric Heitz, president of the Energy Foundation. “The design and construction team really worked together to succeed on both fronts.”
BCCI’s work at the 17,600 square-foot office included the full range of issues addressed by LEED in commercial interiors: water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, indoor environmental quality, materials and resources, and innovation in design. For example, the project’s sloped ceiling clouds bounce light toward the center, which maximizes daylight and visually unifies the open spaces; the non–boardroom table was locally fabricated from recycled Douglas fir and decommissioned photovoltaic panels, a subtle reminder of the Foundation’s mission; and the exposed steel beams, brick façades and concrete slab highlight original elements of the historic building (built in 1924 and former home of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) thereby reducing the use of new materials.
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