WESTON Designs Green Building at Fort Hood

WESTON designed a new LEED^® Silver-Rated Environmental Office Building to be located on the main cantonment of the Fort Hood Army Post.

Eye on Sustainability

• The dropped linear fluorescent interior lighting is zone controlled to reduce energy consumption. Low ambient artificial light levels, with available task lighting, reduces the overall power budget.
• The landscape design incorporates native drought-tolerant species and high-albedo materials to reduce the heat island affect associated with asphalt paving.
• In parametrical terms, the building will use 20% less energy than a typical office building of the same size designed according to ASHRAE standards.

Features

• 5,000-square-foot structure.
• Public works building to include offices, a conference room, break room, and restrooms; architectural theme will be similar to adjacent buildings.

Performance Milestones

• Conducting a design charrette with facility personnel to establish the program requirements and design parameters.
• Completing a topographical survey and geotechnical investigation of the sited area.
• Preparing a concept design (35%) with renderings and a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate.
• Preparing 65%, 95%, and 100% design documents incorporating review comments.
• Preparing detailed quantity and cost estimates, based on both 2006 RS Means and local market research.