Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center
Sustainability - Envelope : Windows
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Building Summary Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center, designed by ELS, at Berkeley, California, circa 2000.
A multi-story government office building, with reinforced concrete and steel frame with retrofitted seismic base isolation, in a mild temperate climate and urban context, with high sustainability based on adaptive reuse, energy efficiency, daylighting, natural ventilation, and high thermal mass.
Windows Restored operable windows support natural ventilation cooling approach, provide local control to building occupants, leading to an apparent increase in perceived comfort.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Windows

"The U-shaped building takes maximum advantage of daylight, and the historic steel casement windows will be refurbished and remain operable."

— City of Berkeley, 1999

A light is provided at the janitorial station to alert custodians to open the windows for night ventillation, as deetermined by the building monitoring system. It's the facility managers' experience with this approach, and they are recommending it on other projects.

 

 

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