ANNUAL REVIEWBNIM Architects people. innovation. design.

2007

Mark Shapiro (left), principal with BNIM Architects, works with citizens from Greensburg, KS as they consider

how to rebuild their tornado-ravaged community.

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From buildings to entire communities, BNIM Architects’ design process builds on each of the

unique factors that define “you” - your culture, your needs and your highest aspirations.

Through this responsive and iterative design process BNIM is setting the standards for design

excellence that provide integrated bottom line performance for our clients and communities.

Our work enables the advancement of people, the planet and prosperity, which engages a

natural and continual cycle of social, economic and environmental benefits.

The members of our firm are committed to restorative design, which aims to maximize

human potential, productivity and health while increasing the vitality of natural systems. In

2007, BNIM continued to build upon this commitment and the firm’s reputation for design

excellence, thorough technical competence, and conscientious service. As you will see in

the following pages, BNIM currently leads remarkable client and community projects that carry

far-reaching implications.

It all begIns wIth you

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From the extraordinary debut of the Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,

which quickly captured international attention and became TIME Magazine’s #1 Architec-

tural Marvel of 2007, to the courageous response of the citizens of Greensburg, Kansas to

rebuild their tornado-ravaged town as the greenest in America, BNIM has experienced an

unforgettable year alongside our clients from coast-to-coast.

We have sought and found shared values and intentions. Our clients have enabled us to

set new design benchmarks and achieve environmental, economic and social benefits for

our communities. This year, we have empowered leadership in design—through innovation,

through research, in client service, in construction, through project management, in our

communities and within BNIM. Naturally, we have built on our firm-wide values, principles

and history.

Accolades and awards that BNIM has received throughout the year serve to highlight the

firm’s and our clients’ greatest innovations and spur us to achieve even higher standards:

more energy efficiency, higher productivity, better and ever more affordable green so-

lutions. When we collaborated with engineers and planners to imagine the City of the

Future, we brought to the task all that we had learned from the cities with which we were

already working. Our efforts in New Orleans to create affordable, energy efficient homes

for people in the Lower Ninth Ward will inform other communities we serve. How we apply

restorative design principles to a state office building will improve the productivity, health

and vitality of our public servants. Increased standards for sustainable buildings set in

2007 with the award-winning design for a Living Building will help lead the way to a more

sustainable future for our clients and our world.

We have served as an ethics leader. We have found the right solutions for each project that

fulfills our obligations to do what is right regardless of the issue. Design, urban and rural

design, and sustainability are embodied in all our work, which provides our clients with

choices that support responsible design for the well-being of the public, our communities

and the environment.

With gratitude to our clients, we celebrate the achievements of the year gone by, and we

look forward to setting new standards together in the years ahead.

Sincerely,

Steve McDowell, FAIA

Principal | BNIM Architects

Steve McDowell, principal with BNIM Architects, and Dr. Irma Gigli,

Deputy Director of The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular

Medicine, discuss the completed Sarofim Research Building at The

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.

our clIents are at the heart of It all

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Green ConsultinG

As an early pioneer and continued leader in the field of sustainable design, BNIM works with organizations,

communities and industry partners to provide innovative and sound solutions. Whether working within a large

project team on LEED implementation and coordination, with an institution to integrate green strategies

into their master plan or with a business on a comprehensive energy performance analysis, our goal is to

optimize building, site and human health potential.

Green infrastruCture/PlanninG

BNIM works minimize the environmental impact of buildings and spaces by protecting native landscapes,

identifying critical habitat areas and precluding stormwater problems, among other methods. At a larger

scale, through Community Planning, Landscape and Urban Design, Sustainable Community Consulting,

Master Planning, Regional Planning, Environmental Planning and Urban Revitalization, our firm offers

expertise and on-the-ground experience to help cities, communities, companies and other organizations find

holistic solutions that will guide their growth in years to come.

Green BuildinGs

In response to the need for smarter, more efficient buildings, BNIM works with all client types to develop and

incorporate green solutions for conserving resources, reducing harmful emissions and waste and improving

the relationships that buildings share with their sites. As a testament to these efforts, to date the firm has

been recognized by winning the USGBC’s first National Living Building Competition, received five Top Ten

Green Building Awards from the AIA/COTE, and has six projects with various levels of LEED certification and

10 that are currently registered for LEED certifications.

Green WorkPlaCe

In response to the growing demand for green workplaces, BNIM integrates high-performance systems, healthy

materials, ergonomics and connection with nature, daylight and views. The results are rewarding and

quantifiable: energy and water reduction, reduced absenteeism and increased productivity, decreased waste

production and site maintenance—culminating in dramatically reduced bottom-line business costs.

Green eduCation

Through lectures, workshops, community gatherings and educational programs, BNIM shares with others

our research and knowledge of green design, technology and practice to inform the public about the greater

good of green. We empower our clients, communities, industry partners and even our competitors to make

positive, sustainable choices that will benefit future generations.

from people to communItIes: green solutIons at every scale

From universities and museums, to corporations and municipalities, BNIM Architects

worked tirelessly in 2007 to manifest the goals and aspirations of its clients.

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List of Services

Architecture

Interior design

Landscape architecture

Planning + urban design

Strategic workplace planning

Sustainable consulting

BIM consulting

Graphic design

Information services

Applebee’s Services, Inc.

Bernstein-Rein

Blue Springs Public Art Commission

Blue Valley School District

Buffalo Bayou Partnership

City of Fairway, Kansas

City of Houston, Texas

City of Lenexa, Kansas

City of Kansas City, Missouri

City Union Mission

Copilevitz & Canter

Embarq

Bean stalk

General Services Administration

Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council

Global Green, USA

Greensburg, Kansas

Greensburg, Kansas School District

Grinnell College

Habitat for Humanity

Harris County

Heifer International

Holy Cross School

International Interior Design Association

Jackson County, Missouri

J.E. Dunn Construction

Kansas City Ballet

Kansas City Power & Light Company

Kansas Corporation Commission –

Energy Office

LADCO Development

The Land Institute

Make It Right Foundation

Meadowbrook Groupe Pacific, Inc.

Melaver, Inc.

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris

County, Texas

Mid-America Regional Council

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Noisette Company

Omega Institute

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Pershing Road Development Company

Polk County Conservation Board

Sprint Nextel Corp.

State of Iowa

Stoltz Management Company

Swope Community Builders

The InnerWork Company

The University of Iowa

University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Houston

University of Missouri

The University of Texas Health Science

Center at Houston

Westside Housing Organization

Windmill Developments

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The new addition to Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art—the Bloch Building—pro-

vides 150,000 square feet of galleries and museum amenities. The critically acclaimed Bloch

Building fuses architecture with landscape, surfacing through five “lenses” that house the

new gallery spaces and connect beneath the landscape through a dramatic circulation

space. The lenses diffuse natural light into the galleries below, and at night they glow softly

from within.

BNIM Architects is the Architect of Record for the Bloch Building, designed by Ste-

ven Holl. BNIM’s project team was responsible for contract and construction docu-

ments, project management and construction administration, which included thorough

research and testing of the innovative materials and required unmatched technical profi-

ciency that proved critical to the execution of the design vision.

BNIM concurrently served as Design Architect and Architect of Record for other major reno-

vation components of the seven-year campus transformation, including the Ford Learning

Center, Adelaide Cobb Ward Sculpture Hall, Kirkwood Hall and the new 450 car below-grade

parking garage. Together, the projects encompass 374,000 square feet.

debut of nelson-atkIns museum addItIonRESEARCH AND EXECUTION BRING VISION TO LIGHT IN BLOCH BUILDING

TIME’s #1 Architectural Marvel of 2007 The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels

Casey Cassias elevated to AIA College of Fellows. Having emerged in the 1980s as an early leader in the creation of sustainable design

approaches, tools and strategies, Casey was recently recognized for his significant contributions to the profession of architecture and the

social, economic and environmental vitality of communities.

Above Left : The grand circulation space links the galleries. Above Right: Design team leaders celebrate the completion of the Bloch Building

in Kansas City, MO. From left: Chris McVoy of Steven Holl Architects; Casey Cassias, BNIM; Steven Holl.

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We selected BNIM Architects because of their focus on innovation, impeccable reputation and stature, but we got much more from them. With the exacting level of care and commitment to Architecture, the collaboration was the best our firm has experienced.” - Steven Holl, AIA, Steven Holl Architects

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On the night of May 4, 2007, 90 percent of the homes and businesses in the town of

Greensburg, Kansas were destroyed by a massive EF-5 tornado that was nearly two

miles wide.

At the request of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, BNIM Architects assisted the

town’s initial recovery efforts, working with community members and town officials

as well as local, state and federal organizations. In October, BNIM was selected by

the City of Greensburg to prepare a Comprehensive Master Plan to rebuild the city

based around the principles of economic, social and environmental sustainability. BNIM

is collaborating with national leaders to design a model for rural communities that

embraces wind, solar and clean technologies.

BNIM is now working with the Greensburg School District on a comprehensive design

for the town’s new school facilities, as well as rebuilding Greensburg’s City Hall and its

famed Big Well Museum—all designed to achieve LEED Platinum, the highest level of

energy efficiency and sustainability a building can achieve under the U.S. Green Building

Council’s LEED green building rating System. In fact, Greensburg, Kansas is the first U.S.

city to resolve that all city-owned buildings must achieve LEED Platinum standards.

bnIm projects underway In greensburg:

• Sustainable Comprehensive Master Plan

• Greensburg Schools

Downtown Streetscape Design•

City Hall•

Big Well Museum•

Playground•

John Deere Dealership•

Business Incubator (W. MVP ARCHITECTS)•

a greener greensburg kansas InspIres amerIcaFROM MASSIVE DEVASTATION TO A MODEL FOR RURAL PROSPERITY

From devastation to the resurrection of rural America, the City of Greensburg, Kansas and BNIM are turning the

community’s green vision into reality. The process will be documented in a 13-part series produced by Leonardo

DiCaprio on the upcoming Planet Green network. Stephen Hardy (L) of BNIM and Steve Hewitt (R) of Greensburg discuss

the community’s rebuilding progress.

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There is a new dream within the hearts and minds of the people of Greenburg: to create a model green community.

From building new homes, schools and businesses that consume far fewer resources, to improving human health and

productivity, Greensburg is embracing common sense green solutions and recreating itself as a community where

new businesses grow, and where sustainability is embraced in its truest sense—all while creating a model for rural

communities across the nation that are in crisis and searching for prosperity.

“Although this storm was devastating to our community, we are presented with an incredible opportunity to show the world our strength and to create a new future for those who will live here. We strongly believe that we will be back—better than ever—and we will be a model for rural America.”

- Steve Hewitt, City Administrator, Greensburg, Kansas

PARTNERS

Local, state and national organizations and agencies have been instrumental in promoting green building best practices for Greensburg and helping the community plan for

future generations. The green rebuilding effort has support from Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The U.S. Department of Energy’s

National Renewable Energy Laboratory and its subcontractors are providing technical assistance on all aspects of energy use and building design in Greensburg. Other

contributors include the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation.

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green solutIons to Improve neIghborhoods EPA GUIDELINES FOR WATER QUALITY INSPIRE INNOVATION

In 2007, Kansas City took the first step in becoming “America’s Green City” with a

resolution that integrates green solutions aimed to protect water into the City’s planning

and development processes. As the City has worked to turn this into reality, while also

developing a long-term control plan for sewer overflows, it has established its leadership

in the emerging realm of green infrastructure.

As an integral partner of the team assisting the City with this process, BNIM is facilitating

community conversation among members of Kansas City’s business, nonprofit, municipal

and financial industries and fostering collaboration among the City and its regional

partners. Together with the City, BNIM is developing a new model that demonstrates how

green solutions can enhance economic opportunities, beautify neighborhoods and meet

regulatory requirements to reduce the amount of stormwater and sewer overflows that

pollute its waterways. The firm is also working with the City to incorporate green solutions

into water, infrastructure, recreational and transportation projects.

the strateGy to BeCome ameriCa’s Green reGion

A number of key organizations in the Kansas City area began work in 2007 on a new green initiative. The “Strategy to Become America’s Green Region” includes the vision to create and support a sustainable region that increases the vitality of our society, economy and environment for current residents and future generations. Initial development of the concept was accomplished in six weeks of meetings facilitated by Bob Berkebile, a founding principal of BNIM.

“Let the river roll which way it will, cities will rise on its banks.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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applebee’s keeps employees at Its coreCOLLABORATIVE SPACE ALLOWS NIMBLE RESPONSES TO MARKETPLACE DEMANDS

Applebee’s Services, Inc. and its affiliated companies develop,

franchise and operate restaurants under the Applebee’s Neighborhood

Grill & Bar brand, the largest casual dining concept in the world. BNIM

designed the company’s Restaurant Support Center in Lenexa, Kansas

to emphasize fun, maximize productivity and enhance associate

satisfaction. The 178,000 square foot, two-story Support Center

features open, collaborative work spaces, a world-class culinary

center and an environmentally conscious design.

The design encourages Applebee’s associates to view the entire

building as their office, rather than simply the space assigned to

them. The building’s sustainable features work together to facilitate

user comfort, raise energy efficiency, improve interior air quality,

increase natural daylight, minimize operating expenses such as

electricity and water, and cost effectively support the business.

The building is designed to LEED Silver standards and is pending

certification through the USGBC.

“We believe the open, collaborative work space will increase productivity and allow us to be more nimble and responsive to our guests and to the demands of a competitive marketplace. Our new state-of-the-art Culinary Center is the perfect environment to create and test fabulous new products that will keep our guests returning again and again.” - Julia Stewart, CEO of Applebee’s Services, Inc.

The Applebee’s Culinary Center is one of the largest in the casual dining industry and serves as the focal

point of the entire building. It will be used for menu development, food auditing, research, evaluation,

testing and training.

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the alpha and omega: the future of archItectureTHIS “LIVING BUILDING” EMBODIES HIGHEST LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

One of the nation’s most trusted wellness resources, Omega Institute

for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York, offers innovative

retreats that inspire an integrated approach to personal and

social growth and change for over 20,000 people annually. The

organization’s newest project is the Omega Center for Sustainable

Living Wastewater Filtration Facility (OCSL), a 6,200 square-foot,

state-of-the-art environmental facility and education center on a 4.5-

acre site that brings together wastewater recycling, clean energy

and green architecture. The project will overhaul the organization’s

current wastewater disposal system for their 195-acre Hudson

Valley campus by using alternative methods of treatment. Designed

through an integrated and collaborative process, BNIM’s solution will

achieve the client’s vision and goals by first reducing energy and water

requirements through the design of the building and then reducing or

eliminating negative environmental impact from those required loads.

The OCSL will recycle wastewater, supply all its own energy needs

using photovoltaics and be an educational model to inspire sustainable

living practices. It will serve as the heart of Omega’s ongoing

environmental initiatives and will include a laboratory, greenhouse,

water garden, constructed wetland and a classroom that will be open

year-round to visiting students. The facility will be what BNIM sees as

the future of architecture: a “Living Building.”

A Living Building: winner of the Greenbuild 2007

Living Building Competition

BNIM principal Laura Lesniewski (left) is the team leader for the OCSL project,

and her work to explore what sustainable buildings might be is referenced in the

book Women in Green.

The $2.3 million construction project broke ground in October 2007 and is expected to be

completed and fully operational next year.

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“Along with their in-depth knowledge and experience, BNIM Architects brings a refreshing perspective to sustainable design and truly understands what we are trying to achieve with this project. The lack of fresh, clean water is not just a problem of the developing world, it is a problem we all face.” - Skip Backus, Executive Director, Omega Institute

a livinG BuildinG leaderThe U.S. Green Building Council, in partnership with the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, hosted the first-ever Greenbuild 2007 Living Building Competition, based on Cascadia’s Living Building Challenge. BNIM Architects and Omega Institute were honored as winners for exemplary planning of the OCSL, which celebrates the highest level of environmental performance currently achieved in buildings in the United States. Living Building criteria is intended to exceed the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum standards and move the building industry toward achieving truly restorative design.

BNIM initiated the Living Building concept in 1998, and as it finds support in the U.S. Green Building Council and its chapters, it has grown into a national initiative. The power of the Living Building lies within its ability to take care of its own wastes and impacts and subsequently begin to account for the transgressions of others—to be truly restorative—by generating more clean energy than is needed in order to help other buildings reduce their energy footprint. BNIM knows that it is possible to use design tools for the purpose of producing a climate-neutral building, and the firm is proactive in achieving this reality.

Bottom Left: An innovative and natural wastewater treatment pro-

cess, called a Eco Machine™, is showcased in the building.

Bottom RIght: Every aspect of the Omega Institute is designed

to reinforce an educational and inspirational experience for all

who work in and visit the campus.

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The vision of Atlanta as a region restored using forests and wetlands

is what clinched the regional and national victory for BNIM and its

Atlanta-based partners EDAW, Praxis and Metcalf & Eddy. The winning

model is the national winner of the City of the Future: A Design and

Engineering Challenge, celebrating The History Channel series “Cities

of the Underworld.” This national contest challenged teams to create

models of what some of the nation’s prominent urban centers

could look like in 100 years, including Atlanta, San Francisco and

Washington D.C.

Like many other U.S. cities, Atlanta faces particularly daunting

environmental challenges, including a chronic shortage of potable

water. The city maintains more than 1,900 miles of pipes to collect,

combine, treat and transport storm water downstream. The competition

entry takes into account Atlanta’s infrastructure, transportation,

vIsIon for atlanta wIns hIstory channel natIonal competItIonCITY OF THE FUTURE CONSERVES WATER WITH AN URBAN FOREST

“It all comes back to water, water, water— everywhere. Water is my top 10 priorities, or top 20.” - Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin

Increasing tree cover from 29 percent (current) to 40 percent in Atlanta would have the following effect: Stormwater runoff

reduction of 20 percent at a value of $1.7 billion. (Source: American Forests 2001 regional ecosystem analysis of the Atlanta metro.)

commerce, housing, security and the environment—the same issues

that must be addressed by cities across the country.

The team’s vision turns Atlanta into a region repopulated with forests,

which serve as the city’s lungs, filtering stormwater and purifying the

air. In their design entry, the team envisioned the use of wetlands and

sewer tunnels to capture, cleanse and store water, making the city

drought resistant.

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bnIm wIns kansas cIty lIght raIl competItIonJURY CONNECTS WITH INTEGRATED PUBLIC TRANSIT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN

In 2007, the Kansas City Design Center sponsored a Light Rail Urban

Design Competition to evaluate the potential for transit-oriented

development in Kansas City, Missouri. The competition’s goal was to

integrate public transit into Kansas City’s public realm, identify ways

of improving access to the urban core and reducing traffic congestion

and pollution, as well as strengthen the urban fabric with walkable

neighborhoods, urban density and mixed-use development.

A jury of public officials, community leaders and transportation

agency representatives selected BNIM’s site-specific proposal,

which advances the concept of urban, transit-oriented development

and identifies the zoning tools, financial incentives and other policies

needed to support ridership, walkability and the critical densities

needed for a viable light rail system.

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bnIm strIves to “make It rIght” for new orleans’ lower nInth wardAFFORDABLE HOMES BRING NEIGHBORHOOD BACK TO LIFE

The mission of celebrity and activist Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation is to catalyze

redevelopment in the Lower Ninth Ward by building a residential neighborhood inspired

by Cradle-to-Cradle thinking with an emphasis on quality of design, safety and preserving

the community’s spirit.

BNIM is among a select group of local, national and international architects that have realized

their home designs quickly, so that the first residents can begin returning to their homes as

soon as possible. The firm’s environmentally sustainable and affordable prototype home is a

940 square-foot, energy-efficient dwelling that incorporates the desires of the community

members who offered design critiques and valuable input regarding their needs for function,

beauty, health and safety.

The design originates from the shotgun-style home, celebrating the unique aesthetic of the New

Orleans community. BNIM’s design takes into consideration the building orientation, daylight

and energy efficiency, and creates outdoor spaces with ample porches to foster interaction

between neighbors and to enrich the urban fabric of the neighborhood. The ultimate goal of

BNIM’s design is a zero-energy house.

BNIM organized the design effort out of the firm’s Houston office, with Filo Castore (L) as project

manager and James Anderson, Jr. (R) as project designer. The project is supported by celebrity and

activist Brad Pitt through his Make It Right Foundation.

“The goals of this sustainable design competition were two fold. Help the rebuilding effort in areas that have difficulty rebuilding. Advance the cause of green design. We want to rebuild intelligently.” - Brad Pitt

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“The goals of this sustainable design competition were two fold. Help the rebuilding effort in areas that have difficulty rebuilding. Advance the cause of green design. We want to rebuild intelligently.” - Brad Pitt

Bnim neW orleans involvement : as Part of an onGoinG effort to helP reBuild neW orleans

• 2005: Through the U.S. Green Building Council, helped to develop sustainable rebuilding guidelines for New Orleans, resulting in the “New Orleans Principles”

• 2005: “Learning from Disaster: A Vision and Plan for Sustainable Schools and Revitalized Public Education in New Orleans in the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita”

• 2005: Contributed a $25,000 donation to support Tulane University’s redevelopment efforts; contributed a significant donation to support the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design studio

• 2006: Served as a professional expert and advisor for the New Orleans Global Green design competition for sustainable rebuilding in the Lower Ninth Ward, sponsored by Brad Pitt

• 2006: Engaged as a member of the team (along with John C. Williams Architects and Camiros) retained by the New Orleans Community Support Foundation to develop a Neighborhood Disaster Recovery Plan for the Lower Ninth Ward and Holy Cross Neighborhoods

• 2006: Served as sustainability consultants for the UrbanBuild house designed and constructed in the Upper Treme neighborhood by students at the Tulane University school of Architecture

• 2007-ongoing: “Make it Right” efforts - with Global Green, Cherokee, the Make It Right Foundation, William McDonough + Partners and Graft - involving the design of sustainable housing by four local, four national and four international firms. BNIM represented one of the national firms

• 2007-ongoing: Master plan to redevelop the former Holy Cross School Campus site in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward

• 2007-ongoing: Leading the mixed-use redevelopment of approximately five city blocks along New Orleans’ riverfront, just south of the city’s Central Business District

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nurturIng health-centered lIves at the unIversIty of texas HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER REACHES FOR HIGHEST LEVELS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is one of the premier teaching in-

stitutions for health related professions. As such, it has taken the lead in the creation of an

environment that speaks to living health-centered lives.

The School of Nursing and Student Community Center is a 195,000 square foot, eight-story

facility located on a prominent site adjacent to Fay Park, one of the few green spaces within

the Texas Medical Center. The building includes 20,000 square feet of state-of-the-art class-

rooms, a 200-seat auditorium, cafe and dining room, bookstore, student lounge, student gov-

ernment offices, research laboratory and faculty offices. Outdoor spaces include a labyrinth

for the Texas Medical Center Community.

BNIM Architects, in collaboration with Lake|Flato Architects, designed this facility

using integrated design strategies focused on energy efficiency, increased air quality, im-

proved natural daylighting, reduction of polluting emissions and run-off and increased user

satisfaction and productivity. To date the building has received a Top Ten Green Building

award from the AIA Committee on the Environment in addition to numerous others and is

anticipated to achieve a LEED Gold rating.

Top Right: Bob Berkebile, founding principal with BNIM Architects, and Dean Patricia L. Starck, D.S.N., Dean of the School of Nursing, celebrate the

completion of the facility.

“Nursing is not only scientific and knowledge-based; there is also caring and compassion-the healing component-so we wanted a building that feels like a nurturing environment the minute you enter it. As a health science cen-ter, we want to educate our students in healthy buildings. BNIM quickly put together a team and went to work to ensure that we would meet our goals as rapidly as possible. The BNIM team was capable and dedicated to the goals of the School and University. They had creative ideas about how to configure space so as to provide opportunities for formal and informal learning.”

- Patricia L. Starck, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Bottom Right: In 2007, BNIM + Lake | Flato Architects published the book “Nurture” to recognize the visionary leadership at The University of

Texas Health Center at Houston, whose marked dedication to creating a benchmark building for pedagogy, sustainability and the pursuit of human

health was the central design inspiration.

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“He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.” - Arabian proverb

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symbIotIc desIgn promotes well-beIng of health researchersWORLD EXPERTS THRIVE IN COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT

The Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building is the new home for The Brown Foundation Institute

of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases, part of The University of Texas

Health Science Center at Houston. The new 229,000 square foot comprehensive research

facility is built on a tight urban site within the Texas Medical Center Campus and is designated

to support research collaboration in the area of molecular medicine, particularly in genetics

and proteomics and bioinformatics.

BNIM designed the facility to focus on creating a dynamic, interactive environment conducive

to research and learning on multiple levels. From the relationship with the outdoors, to the de-

sign of the architecture of the building, to the interior spaces, the symbiotic design approach

strives to consider form and function holistically, promoting the well being of the users as well

as their productivity.

“We are actively recruiting some of the world’s best scientists inneuroscience, stem cell research, inflammation, metabolism, obesity, diabetes, genetic and proteomic discovery. We expect to have some 125 scientists working in the new building in the years to come, working collaboratively with basic and clinical scientists at all of our schools and working with scientists at academic institutions and hospitals through-out the Texas Medical Center, including Rice University and the University of Houston.”

- James T. Willerson, M.D., President of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Top Right: Lining up in front of the $120 million Sarofim Research Building are (left to right): Dr. Irma Gigli, Dr. Peter Davies, UTHSC President

Dr. James T. Willerson, Development Board President Phil Conway, Dr. Tom Caskey, Mrs. Wilhelmina Smith (mother of “New Frontiers”

Campaign with co-chair Beth Robertson) and 1998 Nobel laureate Dr. Ferid Murad. “We could not have accomplished this without one of the

best development boards in the city and the wonderful generosity of our supporters,” Willerson told faculty, staff and guests participating

in the event. (Photo by Bruce Bennett)

Bottom Right: BNIM Architects published the book “Symbiosis” in 2007 as a means to communicate about the process of creating the Sarofim Research

Building and how the goals of the project were achieved. The progressive leadership of the Institute of Molecular Medicine and The University of Texas

Health Science Center established a vision for collaborative science in both laboratory and architecture. By embracing that spirit of collaboration, the team

created a laboratory founded upon the highest principles of scientific discovery, community, human health, fiscal responsibility and environmental

stewardship, enabling the prevention of human diseases.

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The Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building is designed to house dry and wet laboratories, offices, conferencing areas, a 200-seat

assembly facility and appropriate support spaces.

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Dedicated in the spring, the Heifer International Center in Little Rock, Arkansas

quickly became a nucleus for global thought leaders of sustainable development and

brought newfound attention to the mission of Heifer. The 96,000 square foot building,

located on a reclaimed brownfield, provides a workplace for spreading the sustainable

solutions that will bring hope to the one billion people living on less than $1 a day.

BNIM served as the sustainable design consultant for the new headquarters, enabling it to

achieve a LEED Platinum rating. The BNIM team identified site buildings that were dismantled so

that material could be reused and diverted from landfills. Throughout the design process, BNIM

helped shape the envelope of the building to maximize user productivity and comfort while also

maximizing energy efficiency. (Design Architect: Polk Stanley Yeary Architects, Ltd.)

The project received a 2007 Top Ten Green Building award from the AIA/COTE.

Former President Bill Clinton, speaking at the dedication of Heifer’s new world headquarters,

praised the organization’s more than 60 years of work helping the hungry.

“You have to have a world with more partners and fewer enemies—and one by one that’s what Heifer does.”

- Former President Bill Clinton

The new building represents Heifer’s commitment to promoting sustainable solutions that

protect all of our natural resources. The design maximizes the building’s efficiency without

sacrificing basic, functional elements of an office environment.

heIfer InternatIonal world headquarters achIeves platInumCREATING A NUCLEUS FOR THE GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADERS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) preserves, protects, restores and en-

hances Missouri’s natural, cultural and energy resources and works to inspire their enjoyment

and responsible use for present and future generations.

BNIM worked closely with MDNR to ensure that the new Lewis and Clark State Office Building

uses sustainable design to minimize its impact on the environment and provide employees

with a more productive, healthier work environment. The building reduces energy consump-

tion by approximately 53 percent, and in comparing the previous two years of occupancy in

their old locations and the first two years in the new building, MDNR has seen a 7.5 percent

decrease in absenteeism in the new building.

The Lewis and Clark State Office Building received a LEED Platinum rating from the U.S. Green

Building Council making it the first State Government office building of its kind to receive

LEED Platinum, the highest level of sustainability currently recognized by the USGBC.

“We envision the Lewis and Clark State Office Building as a blueprint for future projects that will promote our vision of a Mis-souri where people live and work in harmony with our natural and cultural resources.”

- Peter Kinder, Missouri Lieutenant Governor

lewIs and clark state offIce buIldIng on the path to platInumIMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY PAY OFF FOR STATE OF MISSOURI

The building’s name was chosen to honor the Lewis and Clark expe-

dition in its spirit of discovery, diplomacy and stewardship and to

commemorate the bicentennial of the journey. Situated on a bluff

overlooking the Missouri River, the building offers beautiful views

and a strong connection to Missouri’s resources. The site achieves

zero water runoff, and rainwater serves 95 percent of the facility’s

gray water needs. The use of native grasses and plants and water

efficient fixtures reduce water usage.

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gsa: Irs kansas cIty campusPROVIDING FOR SIZE, COMPLEXITY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE URBAN CORE

Consolidating eight IRS locations into one was a priority for the Internal Revenue Service in

order to streamline processes and better serve taxpayers. The General Services Administra-

tion worked with the IRS and BNIM/360 to achieve improved productivity, energy efficiency

and a healthier building with its new 1,000,000 square foot, 27-acre Kansas City Campus.

First, it was important to integrate the IRS project into an urban location bringing the 8,000

employees into the city’s center. Second, the team sought to utilize daylighting and building

orientation to improve energy efficiency and outdoor connection. Third, material use focused

on integrating recycled, reused, low toxicity and local/regional materials for the campus con-

struction. Early results indicate the building is exceeding the goals set for it.

Through its work with the IRS and the GSA, BNIM’s team created a sustainable design that

is as much about people and an improved workplace as it is about sustainable technologies

and construction that qualify a building for LEED certification. The campus creates a work

environment that has the employees at heart—providing daylight to 90 percent of the

employees and secure outdoor courtyards for the employees to connect back to the outdoors.

The IRS Kansas City Campus has received a LEED Certified rating from the USGBC.

Building Information Modeling

Integrated design has led BNIM to employ Building Information

Modeling (BIM) software to explore design ideas and to integrate

the work of all disciplines. BNIM was an early adopter of this tech-

nology because it adds value for clients by enabling the team to

work from one database, or model, to explore energy, lighting and

daylighting, mechanical and electrical systems, constructability re-

views and fabrication of components. BNIM is considered a leader

in BIM and frequently is asked to share the firm’s experiences with

the GSA, AGC, AIA and software companies.

BNIM received the 2006 Autodesk Green Building Leadership Award

for the firm’s work in defining and utilizing Autodesk Revit soft-

ware for Building Information Modeling.

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The General Services Administration launched an effort to convert an existing warehouse within

its Kansas City, Missouri Bannister Federal Complex into departmental offices. BNIM worked

closely with GSA to bring natural light into a 3,200 square foot central atrium and adjacent

18,000 square foot office space within the converted warehouse built in the early 1940’s.

This project not only creates new office standards for the Bannister Federal Complex, but it

also serves as a national prototype that successfully demonstrates the marriage of Workplace

2020 standards with sustainable construction techniques. What began as a general vision for

a sky-lit corridor was transformed, through true collaboration, into a multi-function space

that enhances the pedestrian movement and, more importantly, increases the value of the

surrounding spaces.

gsa: bannIster federal complexENLIVENING A WORKPLACE WITH LIGHT AND ART

In 2007, BNIM received two national awards from the General Ser-

vices Administration: Honor Award for Interior Design for the GSA

Bannister Federal Complex Atrium, and a Citation Award for Lease

Construction for the IRS Kansas City Campus.

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In 2007, BNIM stepped up to become one of the founding sponsors of Conversations on the Envi-

ronment, a year-long series of community conversations with national thought leaders on how

the City of Kansas City, Missouri and the region can improve the environment and create bal-

ance among the issues of people, planet and prosperity.

Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of Interface, Inc., author of Mid-Course Correction; Majora Carter, Executive Director of Sustainable

South Bronx; Hunter Lovins, President and Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions and Cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Institute

conversatIons on the envIronmentUNITING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Guest Speakers include from left above:

Bottom Left: Steve McDowell and Kansas City Councilmember Jan

Marcason share the dream of efficient and affordable green solu-

tions for City projects with guests at the BNIM 2007 Open House.

The goal is to provide greener streets, cleaner air and water, im-

proved property values and green collar jobs for the community.

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communIty Involvement: practIcIng good cItIzenshIpTHE WORK OF MANY

Since 1970, BNIM Architects has remained dedicated to making significant contributions to our

local, national and global communities. In the process the firm has established the reputation

as a leader in community outreach and support, design excellence and environmental

conservation. From donating financial and professional support to reconstruction efforts

following disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the 2007 Greensburg tornado, to providing

each employee paid time off for volunteer efforts, BNIM is rejuvenated by contributions to

the community.

BNIM employees continue the firm’s passion for community involvement through participation

with organizations such as the United Way, Habitat For Humanity, Ronald McDonald House

Charities and many more. We have a strong record of supporting activities that benefit

our communities and that promote and encourage environmental stewardship, including

Earthshare, The Nature Conservancy, New Earth and the Center for Global Community,

among others.

Our staff is also deeply committed to sharing their knowledge with educational, industry and

civic peers. Many of our designers contribute their time as teachers, panelists, jurors and

lecturers to cultivate a climate of research, learning, and teaching.

In 2006, and again in 2007, BNIM joined efforts with a host of Kansas

City, Missouri community volunteers to change the face of Troost

Avenue, which has served as a window to the cultural richness,

shifts and issues that have shaped this civic artery. The initiative,

dubbed Tulips on Troost, aimed to add color, life and beauty back to

the streetscape by planting over 100,000 bulbs along sidewalks, in

abandoned lots, in empty tree wells and in any other plant-able spot

available along a 60-block stretch of the corridor.

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brIngIng the values from the heartland to the world

our 2007 team

Achelpohl, Kathy

Allen, Amy

Allers, Ben

Allinder, Therese

Andersen, Celine

Anderson, James

Assmann, Christina

Batchvarova, Theodora

Bellis, Laura

Berkebile, Bob

Beshears, Sarah

Bouillette, Kara

Briggs, Ellen

Callaway, Catherine

Camp, Ryan

Case, Devan

Cassias, Casey

Castore, Filippo

Clark, Brad

Cohen, Adam

Collier, John

Cowger, Todd

Cugno, Barbara

Davison, Spencer

Dewitt, Jennifer

Dodd, Jean

Downey, Lindsay

Duffendack, Jan

Duggan, Tim

Dukelow, Robin

Edie, Shelley

Edwards, Nicole

Frye, Valerie

Gamble, Brittany

Gehle, Erin

Gekas, Michael

Glinn, Robert

Gonzalez, Baldemar

Goss, Greg

Green, Keri

Hardy, Stephen

Harris, Kendra

Hattery, Amy

Heitman, Erik

Hickson, Kimberly

Hilton, Tom

Hirsch, Sarah

Holy, Gretchen

Immenschuh, David

Jarvis, Gary

Keal, Joe

Kivett, Aaron

Koon, Chris

Koti, Ramana

Krupich, Marcia

Kruse, Rod

Krygiel, Eddy

Lee, You En

Lesniewski, Laura

Long, Kristin

Lowman, Ann

Maffry, Maria

Malik, Dev

Malik, Sue

McDowell, Steve

McKinney, Brian

Miller, Julie

Miller, Julie C.

Mortelli, Daniel

Murray, Rachel

Nelson, Tom

Nettelblad, Hans

Newbold, Meghan

Nies, Bradley

Nugent, Matt

O’Hara, Mark

Pastine, Laura

Pfeiffer, James

Pollmann, Mike

Popp, Mike

Porreca, Matthew

Ramaswami, Murali

Ramsey, Jonathan

Reed, James

Reid, Ciara

Rock, Brian

Ross, Aaron

Sanchez, Oliver

Schladweiler, Rick

Schuepbach, Matt

Schuessler, Jim

Scranton, Craig

Shapiro, Mark

Sheldon, Greg

Simmons, Curtis

Slattery, Amy

Snyder, Janet

Stevens, Doug

Stiffler, Matthew

Stofiel, Mike

Stucky, Taylor

Svec, Phaedra

Tinney, Elif

Uehling, Kelly

Wedel, Rachel

Weigel, Paul

Wells, Margaret

Yim, Chi Hiu

Principal

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Bnim oPens neW offiCe in des moines

Initial projects being designed and managed in Des Moines include

an energy efficient office building for the Iowa Utilities Board and

the Office of Consumer Advocate, and projects for Grinnell College,

the University of Iowa and other private sector clients. Nationally

recognized Central States architect Rod Kruse, FAIA, principal with

BNIM, manages the office. Kruse’s work has been published in numerous

national and regional publications, and his work has been included in

national traveling exhibitions. His projects have been honored with 24

National Awards or Citations for Design Excellence.

Bnim’s CarBon neutral initiative

As part of BNIM’s overall triple bottom line beliefs, the firm has made

a commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emission footprint.

Since 2005, the firm has annually conducted a carbon dioxide

emissions inventory to evaluate its corporate practices, utility usage

and transportation impact. The resulting reports have allowed the

firm to set benchmarks for carbon footprint reductions. Strategies

developed from the inventories have led the firm to reduce its

emissions in flight travel, for instance, by encouraging use of video

or teleconferences over traveling for long distance meetings and by

booking more direct flights. We’ve purchased our first office vehicle,

a hybrid, for regional corporate travel. More efficient equipment,

including copiers and computers, have been purchased, saving

energy, and the office now uses 100 percent post-consumer recycled

content paper in all copiers and printers. BNIM’s overall goal is to

achieve a neutral, net zero result. While we concentrate on further

reductions BNIM annually purchases carbon offsets through The

Climate Trust.

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2007 Accolades

BNIM Architects bronze award, best architectural/design firm Best of Business Kansas City Awards, Ingram’s

Camp Naish (Boy Scouts of America) award for excellence, AIA Central States

City of Riverside Comprehensive Master Plan capstone award, master planned community category Kansas City Business Journal

Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building design award, smooth metal walls, Metal Architecture

merit award, architecture, AIA Kansas

honor award, architecture, AIA Houston

Ford Learning Center at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art citation award, Interiors, AIA Kansas

Fort Osage Education Center excellence in concrete award, sustainable-green division Concrete Promotional Group

Freight House Pedestrian Bridge honor award, architecture, AIA Kansas

GSA Bannister Atrium and Federal Supply Services Offices honor award, Interiors, AIA Kansas

honor award, Interior design, General Services Administration

Heifer International World Headquarters top ten green projects award, AIA/COTE

design award, ribbed metal walls, Metal Architecture

Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Campus citation award, lease construction, General Services Administration

merit award, architecture, AIA Kansas

cornerstone award, Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

capstone award, community Impact category, Kansas City Business Journal

Lewis and Clark State Office Building ranked no. 4 among 15 international green buildings, www.grist.org

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building 2007 #1 architectural marvel of the year, TIME Magazine

award for excellence, AIA Central States

honor award, architecture, AIA Kansas

community treasure award, Community Christian Church

honor award, AIA Kansas City

honor awards (five total), allied arts and craftsmanship awards, AIA Kansas City

Adelaide Cobb Ward Sculpture Hall citation award, renovation, AIA Kansas

Omega Center for Sustainable Living on the boards award, living building competition, USGBC and Cascadia Region Green Building Council

Ronald McDonald House at Longfellow Park citation award, architecture, AIA Kansas

cornerstone award, Kansas City Economic Development Corporation

School of Nursing and Student Community Center texas environmental excellence award finalist, small business category, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

In 2007, the collaborative work between BNIM Architects and its clients to achieve integrated-bottom-line performance has resulted

in numerous local, regional, national and international awards.

PEOPLE, PROSPERITY AND PLANET: THE INTEGRATED BOTTOM LINE

BNIM embraces the belief that truly sustainable designs establish a balance between social, economical

and environmental factors—between people, prosperity and the planet. Within this Integrated Bottom

Line Cycle, the benefits propagate naturally into other areas. For example, a company or community’s

commitment to environmental stewardship calls for built environments with strong connections

to the outdoors, abundant natural daylight, cleaner air and lessened dependency on electricity

and supplied water. In turn, people who interact with these environments are healthier and feel

a greater connection to their natural environment. As a result, these companies and communities

benefit from a healthier workforce, greater productivity, lower utility costs and a satisfying

environment that fosters continued and increased stewardship of human and natural resources.

In a marketplace where many claim to be green, BNIM has set the standards and pioneered projects,

methods and research that have shaped the direction of the sustainable movement we are a part of

today. The firm holds the belief that leadership in the architectural profession means establishing

what is and what will be possible with sustainable design and ensuring that other practitioners readily

have the tools to do the same.

BNIM leadership helped to establish the national American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee

on the Environment in 1990. The firm’s early involvement in the U.S. Green Building Council, through

committees and demonstration projects, has shaped the USGBC’s LEED rating system and the Living

Building concept from 1993 to the present. BNIM’s commitment to sustainability is embedded in all

aspects of the firm’s work.

BNIM Architects people. innovation. design.

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