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Northampton Yum! E3 Project Achieves LEED Gold Certification
The USGBC has awarded Gold Certification to Yum! Brands' first LEED project in Northampton, MA. The project, a Taco Bell and KFC combination, utilizes a number of cutting-edge energy saving technologies including - a solar wall for preheating outdoor air; solar tubes for daylighting; City Multi split systems for a high level of controllability of the environment; a new high-efficiency dedicated outdoor air rooftop unit; a water reclamation system to store rainwater for landscape irrigation; efficient Dyson Airblade hand dryers; LED lighting fixtures; Lighting control system; Daylight harvesting; Reduced water consumption and a whole-building monitoring system to ensure efficient operation of building systems. The project is targeting USGBC Gold LEED Certification. Yum! Brands, the world's largest restaurant company, includes A&W, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. View Video
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Turner Park Lofts
Schnackel Engineers has recently been selected as MEP/FP consultant for the Turner Park Lofts project at the heart of Omaha, Nebraska's historic Midtown development. The remodel of the north tower of the former Twin Towers Condominiums by Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects of Omaha will include the upgrade of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems throughout the building, and existing parking structure located below the residential tower. Schnackel Engineers is proud to be a part of this new sustainable mixed-use community in vibrant Midtown Omaha.
Summerlin Centre receives LEED-CS 2.0 Pre-Certification
Summerlin Centre - Summerlin Centre of Summerlin, NV has achieved LEED-CS 2.0 Silver Level Pre-Certification from the United States Green Building Council on January 7, 2009. Schnackel Engineers is the MEP consultant for the project which encompasses over 3.2 Million square feet of multi-use development, currently being developed by General Growth Properties. The pre-certification review is based upon a review of the project goals and intentions, and has been awarded based upon planned credits including site selection, alternative transportation, stormwater design, water efficiency, energy performance, construction waste, recycled content and innovation in design, to name a few. The USGBC promotes environmentally sustainable building through education and the use of the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™.
LEED Volume Certification
September 2008 - Schnackel Engineers recently sat on a committee with the USGBC for the development of a LEED Retail Volume Prototype for Commercial Interiors, and helped Wachovia Bank to attain Silver Certification. The pre-certification will allow Wachovia to efficiently pursue LEED ratings for multiple properties that follow the specifications and criteria set forth in the newly developed sustainable prototype, saving money, time, and manpower.
Coldwater Creek achieves LEED Certification
August 2008 - With Schnackel Engineers' help, Coldwater Creek's Boulder, CO Twenty Ninth Street Shopping Center location attains LEED Certification for Commercial Interiors from the US Green Building Council. Schnackel is instrumental from a design, commissioning and USGBC documentation standpoint.
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Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center
Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center Remodel wins Retail Traffic Superior Achievement in Design and Imaging (SADI) Award.
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June 1, 2008 - View KGMB9 News segment
Over the past 4 years, Schnackel Engineers, as MEP engineering services provider, has been a part of the renovation of the 29-year-old Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikiki. The $84 million project turned an outdated center with heavy concrete walls into a 310,000-square-foot open-air mall with Hawaii-inspired design and landscaping. Schnackel Engineers was instrumental in the design of outdoor common areas including the Royal Grove, which includes unique water and lighting features. Coordination of tenant utility upgrades and revisions to services were closely reviewed and phased in order to minimize any disturbance to existing occupied tenant spaces. Great care was taken in the renovation design to maintain the building's original aesthetics while modernizing it's mechanical, electrical, telecommunication, fire protection, and plumbing systems. Schnackel Engineers' ability to provide coordination for the project and to meet the unique environmental challenges and construction logistics of Hawaii was instrumental in the design process as well.
