Mary Cofrin Hall
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Project Summary
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University of Wisconsin
Green Bay, WisconsinProject Type:
General Classrooms, Environmental Laboratory, Faculty Offices, Archives
Size:
119,000 gross square feet
Year Constructed/Occupied:
2000-2001/2001
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Project Details
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Mary Cofrin Hall is a sustainable design showcase for the Wisconsin Division of Facilities Development and the University of Wisconsin. It incorporates numerous integrated sustainable design strategies, including high performance glazings; high levels of wall and roof insulation; aggressive daylighting of all classrooms, faculty offices, circulation, and support spaces; building-integrated photovolatics; solarwall ventilation air preheating; and high efficiency electric lighting and mechanical systems.
Sustainable Design Features
- High levels of energy efficiency integrated into all building systems – wall and ceiling insulation, glazing, electric lighting, mechanical systems, and controls.
- Aggressive daylighting of all classrooms, faculty offices, circulation and support spaces - daylighting provides 85% of the lighting requirements during a typical summer day and 50% during a typical winter day.
- Building-integrated photovoltaic system supplies electric power to the building or the utility electrical grid. Photovolatic cells are integrated into the Wintergarden roof glazing and into the standing seam roof.
- Solarwall for pre-heating ventilation (make-up) air to reduce heating energy requirements.
- Heat recovery on exhaust air to preheat ventilation make-up air.
- High performance glazings used throughout to reduce heat loss, improve comfort, increase daylight transmission, and control summer solar heat gain.
- Material selection for reliability, durability, low environmental impact, and low life-cycle cost.
- All energy (HVAC and lighting) system selection based on comfort, reliability, durability, and low life-cycle cost.
- Commissioning of all renewable energy systems and daylight dimming controls.
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