Monday, December 7, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Amber Landis: Internship Summer 2009
This summer I was an intern at the Karen Saks showroom in Raleigh, NC. The showroom is a 25,000 square foot facility exclusively to the interior design trade. They house over 40 lines of fabric and wall covering, 30 lines of rugs and carpets, along with furnishings and accessories.
Laura Hamilton: 4th Year: Internship, Spaeh A+E
This project is for a residential couple who is remodeling their deck area. My work regarding this project was finding images, sketching, and putting my ideas into SketchUp.
This project is for Jill Spaeh's own home. My work regarding this project was putting the original house into SketchUp and then manipulating it to play around with various options for the remodel.
While working at Spaeh Architecture + Environments I experienced many different aspects of the "real" design world. From computer and hand-drawn graphics to business paperwork to meeting with clients, I had a hand in it all. Spaeh A+E also has quite a diverse clientele, which gave me knowledge of how to work with projects both in residential and commercial sides of design.
"With over twenty years of work experience throughout Europe and the US, Spaeh A+E delivers design excellence with sustainability as a core design value. Sustainable design is synonymous with great design when it reflects passion for living."
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
debbie nestvogel:: urban studio: LEED AP
During the Fall of 2008- the LEED certification process [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] began for My Sisters’ House. The process was started by Janel Graupensperger and myself as fourth year Interior Architecture students. By carrying the role as LEED AP’s on the project it was our main responsibility to educate those involved with the project as well as the surrounding community about sustainable design. This project provided a perfect model in which to share with the community about sustainable design practices. Since this home will house five teenage mothers and their children- the environmental quality of the house will be extremely important to the women but more importantly to the healthy growth of their children.
Throughout Fall 2008 and Spring 2009- Janel and I became familiar with the LEED administrative process and taught ourselves how to proceed with a LEED registered project within a design/build setting. As LEED AP’S it was also our responsibility to conduct and run LEED meetings with the project team [HVAC engineer, contractor, owner, commissioning authority, architect], organize and complete the LEED credit templates, contact sustainable material reps for products, and become involved with the decisions made for the sustainable practices of the home.
As the Summer of 2009 came around the corner- it became appropriate for me to continue with my LEED administrative duties as an intern with Urban Studio. Throughout the course of the summer, Janel and I made weekly visits to site in order to check up on the progress and meet with Robert Charest [the director of Urban Studio] and three students. Caroline Vickery [third year student], Megan Weatherly [third year student], and Allison Conley [fourth year student] assisted Janel and I with the LEED process due to the fact they were working on site this summer. They acted as liaisons to Janel and I in between our visits as well as our third, fourth and fifth ‘set of hands’ with the LEED administrative work.
The breakdown of our summer activities of LEED AP’s is as follows:
MAY:
- held commissioning authority meeting:
- introduced new commissioning authority agent [Commission Worx] to the owner, mechanical engineer, Robert and student LEED AP’s because our previous commissioning authority [Advanced Energy] declined the position.
-introduced the project to the commissioning authority and discussed new strategies to obtain LEED credits.
-met with a window contact [Tom Bell- Bell Windows] on site and had a discussion about a possibility for donations. The curtains walls were given at cost value.
JUNE:
-held weekly meeting with Caroline Vickery, Megan Weatherly, and Allison Conley on site to start delegating the work to complete all credit templates.
-researched and specked sealants and chalk that abides by LEED standards.
-started completing SS [Sustainable Sites] credit templates.
-held commissioning charrette with the owner, commissioning agent, mechanical engineer, and student LEED AP’s to determine the information needed for the BOD [Basis of Design] and OPR [Owner’s Project Requirements]
-started collecting information to begin the MR [Materials and Resources] credit templates.
JULY:
-fixed SS credit templates due to change in landscape design.
-determined what ID [Innovative and Design] credits we would like to attempt and started collecting and writing the appropriate narratives for completion.
-met with two Sherwin Williams reps on site to discuss the possibility with donations or discounts for all interior paint.
-met with commissioning agent on site to show progress on the project and discuss project details.
-continued working on SS and MR credit templates and started working on ID and WE [Water Efficiency] credit templates.
-continued to check up with the architect, civil engineer, commissioning agent, and mechanical engineer on their credit templates for the project.
As the summer semester came to a close and Janel and I came closer to graduation- we passed on our LEED administrative duties to Caroline Vickery and Megan Weatherly for the remainder of the project and completion of templates.
Throughout my year and a half within the project- I quickly learned that LEED certification is a lengthy process and it takes a lot of educating others and teamwork to make it possible. Especially when you introduce LEED within a design/build project where decisions are changed every day- it needs constant attention and upkeep. Overall- it has been an incredible learning experience in which I have gained great management, networking, and organizational skills that I can carry with me throughout my professional career.
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Due to a close partnership with North Carolina’s Advanced Energy, the systems within the home will comply with their standards and aid in improving the overall efficiency. ICF’s [insulated concrete forms], the structural component of the home, will also aid in the home’s energy performance and increased efficiency. Concrete mixed with 30% flyash [a recycled cement additive that will improve the overall strength of the concrete] will be used to fill the foundation of the home as well as within the interior to form counter tops for the kitchen, bathrooms, and bedroom kitchenettes. All built-in products within the home will be designed and built off-site by the students at the project’s off-site woodshop using wheatboard- a renewable resource. The building’s north/south orientation is composed on the site to receive maximum solar gain and add to the energy efficiency of the home. In response to the facility’s sustainable program- the use of innovative technologies will provide the mothers and their children access to a vanpool within a fuel-efficient vehicle. The openspace on site will be utilized as a community garden for fruits, vegetables, and native vegetation. Rain barrel collection systems will be built and installed on the site to irrigate the land. The fresh produce cultivated on site will be shared between the mothers and their children as well the local grocer community.
Janel Graupensperger[LEED AP] and I during construction of ICF's
weekly LEED meetings were held on site in order to receive updates and proceed with the certification process
Throughout Fall 2008 and Spring 2009- Janel and I became familiar with the LEED administrative process and taught ourselves how to proceed with a LEED registered project within a design/build setting. As LEED AP’S it was also our responsibility to conduct and run LEED meetings with the project team [HVAC engineer, contractor, owner, commissioning authority, architect], organize and complete the LEED credit templates, contact sustainable material reps for products, and become involved with the decisions made for the sustainable practices of the home.
As the Summer of 2009 came around the corner- it became appropriate for me to continue with my LEED administrative duties as an intern with Urban Studio. Throughout the course of the summer, Janel and I made weekly visits to site in order to check up on the progress and meet with Robert Charest [the director of Urban Studio] and three students. Caroline Vickery [third year student], Megan Weatherly [third year student], and Allison Conley [fourth year student] assisted Janel and I with the LEED process due to the fact they were working on site this summer. They acted as liaisons to Janel and I in between our visits as well as our third, fourth and fifth ‘set of hands’ with the LEED administrative work.
The breakdown of our summer activities of LEED AP’s is as follows:
MAY:
- held commissioning authority meeting:
- introduced new commissioning authority agent [Commission Worx] to the owner, mechanical engineer, Robert and student LEED AP’s because our previous commissioning authority [Advanced Energy] declined the position.
-introduced the project to the commissioning authority and discussed new strategies to obtain LEED credits.
-met with a window contact [Tom Bell- Bell Windows] on site and had a discussion about a possibility for donations. The curtains walls were given at cost value.
JUNE:
-held weekly meeting with Caroline Vickery, Megan Weatherly, and Allison Conley on site to start delegating the work to complete all credit templates.
-researched and specked sealants and chalk that abides by LEED standards.
-started completing SS [Sustainable Sites] credit templates.
-held commissioning charrette with the owner, commissioning agent, mechanical engineer, and student LEED AP’s to determine the information needed for the BOD [Basis of Design] and OPR [Owner’s Project Requirements]
-started collecting information to begin the MR [Materials and Resources] credit templates.
JULY:
-fixed SS credit templates due to change in landscape design.
-determined what ID [Innovative and Design] credits we would like to attempt and started collecting and writing the appropriate narratives for completion.
-met with two Sherwin Williams reps on site to discuss the possibility with donations or discounts for all interior paint.
-met with commissioning agent on site to show progress on the project and discuss project details.
-continued working on SS and MR credit templates and started working on ID and WE [Water Efficiency] credit templates.
-continued to check up with the architect, civil engineer, commissioning agent, and mechanical engineer on their credit templates for the project.
As the summer semester came to a close and Janel and I came closer to graduation- we passed on our LEED administrative duties to Caroline Vickery and Megan Weatherly for the remainder of the project and completion of templates.
Throughout my year and a half within the project- I quickly learned that LEED certification is a lengthy process and it takes a lot of educating others and teamwork to make it possible. Especially when you introduce LEED within a design/build project where decisions are changed every day- it needs constant attention and upkeep. Overall- it has been an incredible learning experience in which I have gained great management, networking, and organizational skills that I can carry with me throughout my professional career.
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Due to a close partnership with North Carolina’s Advanced Energy, the systems within the home will comply with their standards and aid in improving the overall efficiency. ICF’s [insulated concrete forms], the structural component of the home, will also aid in the home’s energy performance and increased efficiency. Concrete mixed with 30% flyash [a recycled cement additive that will improve the overall strength of the concrete] will be used to fill the foundation of the home as well as within the interior to form counter tops for the kitchen, bathrooms, and bedroom kitchenettes. All built-in products within the home will be designed and built off-site by the students at the project’s off-site woodshop using wheatboard- a renewable resource. The building’s north/south orientation is composed on the site to receive maximum solar gain and add to the energy efficiency of the home. In response to the facility’s sustainable program- the use of innovative technologies will provide the mothers and their children access to a vanpool within a fuel-efficient vehicle. The openspace on site will be utilized as a community garden for fruits, vegetables, and native vegetation. Rain barrel collection systems will be built and installed on the site to irrigate the land. The fresh produce cultivated on site will be shared between the mothers and their children as well the local grocer community.
Janel Graupensperger[LEED AP] and I during construction of ICF's
weekly LEED meetings were held on site in order to receive updates and proceed with the certification process
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