创始人霍尔, Foster School of Business, University of Washington

An early evaluation of alternative structural options showed a higher cost for mass timber, but LMN建筑师 worked with local mass timber manufacturers in early schematic design to optimize column grid layouts and minimize waste. 这, together with speedy construction enabled by the mass timber, kept the project within its target budget. But it’s the sustainable materials and operations, balancing high performance with low carbon, which really distinguish 创始人霍尔.

By using mass timber, the design team reduced the building’s embodied carbon by 58 percent. 创始人霍尔 became the first project in the world to sell carbon offsets realized through sequestered carbon in the mass timber, a move which helped pay for the construction itself. Now considered the greenest building on campus, the LEED Gold project sets an example of how to use wood to provide measurable benefits for future University of Washington campus buildings.

84,800 sf / Type IV-HT and Type I-B construction