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National award: DBIA 2008 National Design-Build Award under $5 million, and finalist for Best Overall | |
Regional award: Northwest Construction Best of 2008 Design Build Office Industrial under $50 million | |
State-wide award: AGC 2008 Build Washington Award, Green Building Category |
Among numerous green building features, the building has, at the time of completion, the largest roof-mounted photovoltaic (solar power) array in Washington, with 159 photovoltaic (solar power) panels with a total area of 2,800 sf and total power capacity of 34 kilowatts. The array is projected to generate 50% of the building's power requirements.
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| Owner | Washington Public Utility Districts Association (WPUDA) |
| Owner's Rep | Olympic Associates (Seattle) |
| Location: | 212 Union Ave SE Olympia, WA 98501 |
| Floor area | 20,208 sq. ft. (11,256 sf office over 8,952 sf parking below grade) |
| Site area | 10,828 sq. ft. = 0.25 acres |
| Construction | 2-story
wood framed office with steel and masonry structural elements, over below-grade concrete parking garage. |
| Green Building |
U.S. Green Building Council LEED® -NC Platinum USGBC Project #10003466. Points awarded: 57 |
| Solar panels | 159 ea 34KW total capacity, 2,800 sf total area. |
| Contract type | Design-build (DBIA), Cost plus Fee with GMP |
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Mountain Construction - Design-build General Contractor Helix Design Group - (Fife) Architect Sitts & Hill Engineers - (Tacoma) Civil and Structural Engineers Sunset Air - (Lacey) HVAC Subcontractor and LEEDÒ manager Tacoma Plumbing & Heating - (Tacoma) Plumbing subcontractor Smith Fire Systems - (Tacoma) Fire Sprinkler Subcontractor Electric Systems - (Tacoma) Electrical Subcontractor |
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Other LinksWashington PUD Association website |
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