Commercial

Girl Scouts of Glowing Embers
Kalamazoo, Michigan
www.gsgec.org

Project Type: Commercial/Non-Profit
Function: Corporate Offices, Program and Training Center
Services:Design-Build Domestic Water, Sanitary Piping, Gas Piping, and Stormwater Management Systems
Contract: $118,000
Architect: Design Plus, Grand Rapids, MI
www.design-plus.com
H3 Architecture, New York City, NY
www.h3hc.com
Contractor: CSM Group, Galesburg, MI
www.csmgroup.com

Details: The new Girl Scouts of Glowing Embers Program and Training Center has changed the landscape of downtown Kalamazoo quite literally, with rooftop vegetation and water preservation systems that capture stormwater runoff and help create and replenish the surrounding landscapes, wetlands, and trails. The design creates unique and aesthetically pleasing green spaces while saving on heating and cooling costs, reducing the load on municipal stormwater systems, and impact building acoustics. Stormwater from sloping rooflines charges two creeks that flow to a pond, slowly returning water to the headwaters of a neighboring watershed. The architects, engineers, contractors, landscape architects, environmental engineers, botanists, and horticultural experts all collaborated to ensure the interdependent system performs as designed. The project also included design-build services for the domestic water supply, sanitary piping, and gas piping systems.

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