What is Green Building?

Wind Turbines

Project: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Headquarters

Three small-scale, vertical wind turbines installed at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful headquarters provide a supplemental source of energy
for the 25,000 sf. building containing offices and warehouse space.

Waste Diversion During Recycling

Project: Children's Bureau - Gene Glick Family Support Center

Multiple dumpsters were situated on the site for recycling construction waste at the Children's Bureau Gene Glick Family Support Center. At the
end of construction, approximately 93% of construction materials were diverted from the landfill.

Brownfield Redevelopment

Project: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Headquarters

Once a contaminated property and abandoned warehouse, the Keep Indianapolis Beautiful design team and Shiel Sexton overhauled the building with energy-efficient designs, nature conserving elements and economic alternatives which helped the building earn LEED Gold certification.

Water Cistern

Project: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Headquarters

Rain gardens and a 10,000 gallon cistern keep 42% of the Keep Indianapolis Beautiful headquarters stormwater on site. KIB helps taxpayers avoid more than $2,000 in stormwater treatment costs each year by utilizing the gray water collected.

Rooftop Photovoltaic Panel Array

Project: Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center

The Major General Emmet J. Bean Federal Center features a rooftop 2 MW solar photovoltaic system with high efficiency modular arrays, 3 kW solar photovoltaic labs, various types
of solar technology and eight solar thermal hot water systems on a new R-50 white TPO membrane rooftop covering 480,000 sf.

Pervious Concrete

Project: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Headquarters

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful utilizes permeable pavement at their new headquarters. This allows water to filter through the material, helping feed nearby vegetation and landscape, as well as divert water from stormwater drains.

Cool Roof - White Membrane

Project: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Headquarters

By utilizing a white reflective roof, the Keep Indianapolis Beautiful headquarters reduces office energy use by 12.5%.

Solar Tubes

Project: Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center

The roof of the Major General Emmet J. Bean Federal Center features solar tubes that utilize solar radiation to heat water and reduce energy costs.

High Efficiency Lighting

Project: August Mack Headquarters

The headquarters of August Mack incorporated motion detectors inside the facility that automatically turn off lights in unused areas, thereby increasing energy savings.

Use of Various Mechanical and Electrical Systems to Improve Energy Efficiency

• High Efficiency Heating (under solar thermal water heating system)
• Four Pipe HVAC System (under solar thermal water heating system)
• Geothermal HVAC System (under solar thermal water heating system)
• Solar Thermal Water Heating System

Project: Jackson Elementary School

At Jackson Elementary in Camden, SC, ten solar thermal panels on the roof system feed two water heaters. Jackson Elementary is one of the first schools in the state to have a premium Four Pipe HVAC system.

Carpool Parking

Project: Butler University - Pharmacy & Health Sciences Building

At the Butler University Pharmacy and Health Sciences Building reserved car pool spaces encourage faculty and staff to share rides and conserve gas on their commute to work.

Native Plants and Vegetables

Project: DePauw University - Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics

To eliminate the need for irrigation, native plant materials were used on the site of DePauw University Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics Center. Upon certification, this was the first new construction building in the state of Indiana to receive LEED Gold certification.

External Sunshades

Project: FORUM Credit Union Headquarters

Sun shades at the FORUM Credit Union Headquarters not only provide an architectural feature to the project, but they diffuse natural daylight while keeping the heat out. Sun shades also eliminate the need for window treatments such as blinds, tinting or curtains.

Indoor Showers for Employees

Project: DePauw University - Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics

Staff showers located in the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics on DePauw University's campus also provide credit for the Bartlett Reflection Center that is located next door within walking distance. Showers encourage faculty and students to ride their bikes to work and reduce the amount of vehicular traffic.

Low-Flow Toilets

Project: Children's Bureau - Gene Glick Family Support Center

The Children's Bureau Gene Glick Family Support Center features low-flow lavatories and dual-flush toilets which reduce water use by 32.8%.

Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)

Project: DePauw University - Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics

The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University features Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) to better resist the transfer of heat. Even though initial investment was higher, the overall energy performance of the panels outweighs the difference in cost.

Autoclaved Aerated Concreted Shell Construction

Project: University of Indianapolis - East Hall

East Hall at the University of Indianapolis is a 148 room dorm that utilized autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) for the walls and floors of the building. This innovative material is a sustainable solid block made with all natural raw materials and provides thermal and acoustic insulation, as well as fire and termite resistance.

Low VOCs

Project: i.d.o. Inc. (Innovative Design Offerings)

At i.d.o. Incorporated, the use of materials with low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), including adhesives, paints, carpet systems, composite wood systems and systems furniture and seating, contribute to the achievement of positive indoor air quality. i.d.o. received the first commercial interiors LEED certification in the Indianapolis, IN downtown area.

Motion Sensors

Project: August Mack Headquarters

The headquarters of August Mack incorporated motion detectors inside the facility that automatically turn off lights in unused areas, thereby increasing energy savings.

Cork Flooring

Project: i.d.o. Inc. (Innovative Design Offerings)

i.d.o. Incorporated, an interior design firm, utilized eco-friendly cork and bamboo flooring in lieu of wood during the renovation of their downtown headquarters. Both products are harvested without damaging the root system and are considered a rapidly-renewable resource by the
United States Green Building Council.

Commuter Bike Storage

Project: University of Notre Dame - Geddes Hall

University of Notre Dame Geddes Hall, a LEED Gold project, incorporated multiple bike racks into the site design to encourage students, faculty and staff to ride to work.

Adaptive Building Reuse

Project: Shiel Sexton Headquarters

The complete renovation of this 90 year-old former casket warehouse and showroom transformed a dilapidated four-story brick structure into a facility we proudly call our home. Before Shiel Sexton could move into its headquarters, the unoccupied facility had to be completely gutted and rebuilt. The later renovation of the third floor achieved LEED Silver certification.

Locally Available Materials/Plants

Project: Children's Bureau - Gene Glick Family Support Center

More than 20% of the materials obtained from supplies were harvested and manufactured within a 500 mile radius of the Children's Bureau Gene Glick Family Support Center jobsite.

Interior Courtyards for Natural Day Lighting

Project: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful

The Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Headquarters was designed around a central atrium intended to bring light into the conference rooms, cubicles and offices with which it borders. By utilizing natural daylight, staff rarely needs full lighting inside their offices, and often need no lighting at all, thus saving on energy costs.