Question 1 ”General Information"

Claire Denson

Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation

Location: Evanston IL

Building type(s):

• Community, Daycare, K-12 education, Assembly, Library

Building Uses • Offices, early childhood classrooms, a chapel,

religious school, library sanctuary, social hall, and kitchen

Type of Project

• New building, replaces the group's original building

Date of the Award: 2009

Date of Construction: February 2008

Architect: Ross Barney Architects

Question 2

• “Ecological Materials and Resources Used"

Wood, reclaimed cypress

spectrally selective, low-emissivity glazing.

Gabion (filled brick) walls filled with waste (waste brick)

Polished concrete floors eliminating the need for floor coverings

Paints and finishes with low levels of volatile organic compounds

masonry

Millwork - product made from sunflower hulls

carpet with bio-based polymer fibers

linoleum tackboards

Adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, carpet and composite wood products with low levels of volatile organic compounds

Question 3

• “Energy Efficiency”

cooled with a high-efficiency, air-cooled modular chiller

sensors, photocells, mesh shades, dimming, and dual lamp switching

A large expanse of glazing on the southern side of the building provides daylighting

automated windows at the bottom of the wall

exhaust fan at the top of the stair pulls air up

drought-resistant plant species eliminate the need for an irrigation system

Water-saving fixtures were used throughout the building:

· dual-flush, low-flow toilets

· ultra-low-flow urinals

· low-flow showers

· low-flow faucets

Low-velocity, displacement ventilation (air is directed only toward occupied area)

Adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, carpet and composite wood products with low levels of volatile organic compounds

three-story ceremonial stair was placed on the southern wall to act as a thermal buffer between the outside and inside.