Nature-inspired LEED Gold new construction office + manufacturing facility
Ten years after designing Aerzen’s US headquarters using principles of lean manufacturing and organic/anthroposophic design, Re:Vision worked with Aerzen on a major expansion to yield a total of 65,000 sf of office and manufacturing spaces. Having designed the original building and site with a future expansion in mind, we were able to take advantage of that foresight. As with the original building, corporate unity and employee wellness were underpinnings of the expansion design. Proven strategies from the original build, such as geo-thermal heat pumps and earth tubes, were incorporated into the addition alongside new advances in enclosure technologies.
Commercial Use of Straw Bale + Earthen Plaster
Solar PV, providing 90% of energy needs
“Earth Tubes” to temper manufacturing spaces
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Passive Ventilation
Native Meadows
Outdoor Amenities: Courtyard, Vegetable Gardens, Trails
Porous Pavement
42% Flyash substitution for Portland cement in concrete for reduced embodied carbon
– Pierre Noack, President