InSitu, Inc' Ft' Collins, Colorado

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In-Situ, Inc.Ft. Collins, Colorado

• Project Description
• Design-Build 31,000 sq ft manufacturing/office
  building
• Storm/Waste Water Drop structure erosion
  control, on-site runoff settling pond, permeable
  walking paths on south end of site , and on-site
  water monitoring wells
• Water Efficiency
• Water Efficient Landscaping Over 50 of site
  composed of dry land native grasses
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Lighting Daylighting, clerestory windows,
  skylights
• Rapidly Renewable Glu-lams from small diameter
  trees, pine ceilings, wood door/window fixtures
• Recycled Content Metal roofing and sun shades,
  recycled carpet backing
• Materials and Resources
• Structure Glu-lam timbers support beams/rafters
  etc.
• Envelope Structural Insulated Panels (SIP),
  Pre-Cast insulated concrete walls, Cedar board
  and batten wall panels, Pine ceilings, Wood
  doors/window systems
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Daylighting
• Multilevel high performance glass
• Clerestory windows
• Skylights
• Low work station dividers
• Construction Waste Reduction

Owner In-Situ, Inc. Project
Team Architect Vaught-Frye Engineer Northe
rn Engineering P.Manager Mark R. Gausepohl
AIA Contractor Dohn Construction,
Inc. Building Statistics Completion
Date August 26, 2004 Size 31,551 square
feet Building Type Office/Manufacturing Address
221 E. Lincoln Ave. Ft. Collins, CO 80524
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In-Situ, Inc.Ft. Collins, Colorado

• Sustainable Features
• Water Efficient Landscaping
• 50 of site is dry land native grass
• Low-Emitting Carpet and Recycled Carpet Backing
• Daylighting
• Outdoor Conference Rooms
• Improve working conditions
• Alternative Transportation
• On bus route
• Bicycle storage/Showers and Changing rooms
• Low Auto Parking Capacity
• Car pool parking, below zoning requirements for
  parking spaces
• Storm Water Management
• Rock drop structure erosion control
• On-site runoff detention pond
• Light Pollution Reduction
• 100 cut-off exterior fixtures
• Aluminum Sun Shades
• Provide shade near building, reduce solar heat
  gain inside

Case study compiled by Eric Farrington, Colorado
State University February 2006