Daylight will illuminate the interior of the Bullitt Center for 90% of the time without the need for electric lighting. Keeping electrical lighting at a minimum to reduce energy use was a design driver throughout the process. The lighting design incorporates simple lighting controls: manual dimming, occupancy sensors, photocells, and plain old wall switches. In…
Read MoreLight is a defining characteristic of space. It gives form to architecture, animates space and is an ever-present connection to nature and to the rhythms of the day and year. Since electric lighting accounts for over a quarter of the electricity consumed in a typical commercial office building, getting as much high quality illumination from…
Read MoreOne of the ways to achieve an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) of only 16 kBtu/ft2 is to design an amazing building envelope. Energy Use Intensity is calculated by taking the total energy the building will use for one year and dividing it by the total enclosed floor space of the building. A typical office building…
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