I contacted Morris Mikkelsen, who directed me to John Mirchich, the Assoc. Director overseeing the construction at UNI, Steve Pavelec, the Owner Construction Representative who is overseeing the Sabin construction activities, and Glenn Swanson, a LEED certified architect who was involved in the design phase of the project and is familiar with the LEED certification for Sabin. Pavelec is currently setting up a time for us to meet where we will then discuss the possibility of getting video/photos of the construction process in Sabin.
I also followed your advice about contacting Kamyar Enshaya. He send me to Cortney Schiappa, a staff member who directs our Green Iowa AmeriCorps. She knows about green buildings, LEED, etc. Kamyar told me that the CEEE was built before LEED guidelines and it uses 33% less energy than buildings of this size.
I should be able to set something up with each of these people in the next week!
Nikki--
ReplyDeleteanother area worth investigating is the new garage on 23rd st....all the lights are connected to solar panels. I've also noticed solar panels connected to lights above the new bus shelters...so that may be worth mentioning. Also, check lexis/nexis for stories that might share national data/studies about green builiding.
NY Times has a Green Inc blog:
Here's a story about Cornell: http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/10/09/09climatewire-the-quest-to-build-an-ethically-responsible-12926.html?scp=2&sq=green%20architecture&st=cse
Go to Lexis/Nexis (Rod database) to find data/studies about green architecture to put UNi's project into context nationally...and to find data sets about green building. (you may have a better idea on that based on your interviews as well...but don't hesitate to ask your interview subjects about studies, statistics, etc.
Keep up the good work.