UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE BUILDING
12,000 SF
MANHATTAN, KS
This facility, the first project in Kansas to obtain a LEED silver designation. It is a 12,000sf Service Center for the United State Department of Agriculture. Much like many of the rural farms in the mid-west the building materials were selected on the basis of blending the local vernacular with a first class office building. Re-use, recycling and regional materials have been a part of the rural Kansas way of life before those terms became buzz words in our present day vocabulary. With this concept we desired to stress the LEED points that we felt exemplified the rural Kansas lifestyle. Highlights on how the Silver designation was obtained include: Water efficient landscaping, water use reduction, recycled content, regional materials, daylight and views, maximizing open space, and reducing the heat island effect.
OFFICE BUILDING
12,000 SF
MANHATTAN, KS
This facility, the first project in Kansas to obtain a LEED silver designation. It is a 12,000sf Service Center for the United State Department of Agriculture. Much like many of the rural farms in the mid-west the building materials were selected on the basis of blending the local vernacular with a first class office building. Re-use, recycling and regional materials have been a part of the rural Kansas way of life before those terms became buzz words in our present day vocabulary. With this concept we desired to stress the LEED points that we felt exemplified the rural Kansas lifestyle. Highlights on how the Silver designation was obtained include: Water efficient landscaping, water use reduction, recycled content, regional materials, daylight and views, maximizing open space, and reducing the heat island effect.