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NOVEMBER 2007 NEWS

TKA + Partners Provides Architectural Design for Greenbuild 2007 ‘Legacy Project’

Expands and renovates the Chicago Center for Green Technology.

NOTE: For more information or to request a copy of the PowerPoint slide deck that summarizes the project, please contact us.

Chicago, IL (11/15/07) – TKA + Partners, an architecture firm specializing in corporate, commercial and residential design, recently announced that it served as the architectural designer of the building team for the Greenbuild 2007 ‘Legacy Project,’ – a renovation and expansion of the Chicago Center for Green Technology.

Greenbuild is a program of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the nation's leading coalition of corporations, builders, universities, federal and local agencies, and nonprofit organizations working together to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.

The USGBC’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, the premiere green building conference in the world, was held on November 7-9, 2007 at McCormick Place and concluded the 18 week ‘Legacy Project.’

TKA + Partners was chosen, through a public request for proposal, to expand the Chicago Center for Green Technology. The Chicago Center for Green Technology was the first municipal building rehab to receive the LEED Platinum Rating. The Legacy Project involves a training and resource center expansion of 2,560 square feet and an office renovation of 910 square feet.

The project was conceived to serve as a living museum of a LEED-Platinum Commercial Interiors Certified project, which would act as a training facility in addition to a resource center for the public. The project incorporates certified, recycled, reused, regenerative and low-emitting materials in both its finish and construction.

“The Legacy Project is really a living laboratory that demonstrates sustainable design principles and proves responsible design is more than just being “green,” said Thomas Kapusta, Principal and Founder of TKA + Partners. “In addition to providing new alternative materials and new energy efficient lighting, we also managed to creatively reuse and recycle materials from the existing space in an effort to responsibly manage the budget.”

MORE INFORMATION

• More information about the Greenbuild 2007 program can be found here.
• More information about the USGBC can be found here.
• Other coverage: an article by the Chicagoist here.
• Photo of Thomas Kapusta with Mayor Richard Daley (Tom 'n hizzoner) available upon request.
• Chicago Center for Green Technology
• Chicago Codes

About TKA + Partners
TKA + Partners was founded by Thomas Kapusta to apply financially and environmentally responsible innovative solutions to architectural design projects.

About The U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices. USGBC is composed of more than 12,000 organizations from across the building industry that are working to advance structures that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. Members includes building owners and end-users, real estate developers, facility managers, architects, designers, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, product and building system manufacturers, government agencies, and nonprofits.

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