400,000 Square Foot ONE Greenville Development in South Carolina Targets LEED Gold

Posted By Tafline Laylin On March 7, 2013 @ 11:36 am In Architecture,green roof,Solar Power | 1 Comment

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Phase one of South Carolina's largest "green" development to date - the 400,000 square foot ONE Greenville (in Greenville, of course) is now complete; the project will target LEED-Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council once complete. Designed by 4240 Architecture ^[6], the complex will house a host of banking, education, law, retail and food establishments as part of the city's plan to rejuvenate its sagging infrastructure. A bevy of sustainable features has been incorporated into the design, including vegetated roofs ^[7] and on-site power generation.

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A large array of solar panels ^[8] will generate 36kWh for the entire complex on site, thereby reducing dependance on the national grid and cutting overall carbon emissions. Further carbon cutting will be achieved with a green roof ^[9], which acts as an insulator that improves the microclimate, prevents storm water runoff and sucks up carbon emissions ^[10].

The ultimate mixed use development ^[11], the commercial campus also known as Project ONE merges a variety of functions in one central place – a move that helps to control urban circulation. In addition to retailers such as Anthropologie ^[12], “Project ONE will house Clemson University’s 70,000-square-foot Graduate School of Business, signifying an evolution of the 124-year-old institution,” according to the design brief. “The building will connect Clemson students, faculty and staff to what Forbes calls one of the top-10 downtowns in the country.” Phase two is expected to reach completion in the summer.

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[7] vegetated roofs: http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-adopts-a-mandatory-green-roof-policy/

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[12] Anthropologie: http://inhabitat.com/tag/anthropologie/

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