Tour departs: 8:00 a.m. from the Madison Concourse Hotel

Tour returns: to the Concourse Hotel at approximately 6:00 p.m.

The Brengel Technology Center was one of the first facilities to be designated a LEED Green Building by the U.S. Green Building Council.   It has received both the NC and EB LEED ratings.  The new facility provides office space for about 400 Johnson Controls business employees and is a working showcase for Johnson Controls technologies. People-friendly features include an occupant satisfaction measurement system, which gives each employee the ability to communicate with the building operator about environmental conditions from his or her desktop. The information is consolidated by zone for the building operator to provide timely feedback.  Brengel Technology Center employees are also empowered by Personal Environments®, a Johnson Controls technology that allows all occupants to individually adjust temperature, lighting, background noise and air flow.

Other features of the Brengel Technology Center are:

• Metasys® Building Management System to achieve full integration of heating, air conditioning, lighting, security and fire systems.
• Open ceilings with painted ductwork throughout will allow visitors to clearly see all controllers and actuators.
• Nearly 100 miles of structured cabling for voice, data and building management systems provides flexibility to accommodate changes in products and personnel locations.
• Utility services use energy sub-metering, load profiling and cost report generation to better identify savings opportunities.
• A roof-mounted weather station helps improve the accuracy of energy applications by forecasting cooling system load.

About Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls is a global leader in automotive experience, building efficiency and power solutions. The company provides innovative automotive interiors that help make driving more comfortable, safe and enjoyable. For buildings, it offers products and services that optimize energy use and improve comfort and security. Johnson Controls also provides batteries for automobiles and hybrid-electric vehicles, along with systems engineering and service expertise.
Johnson Controls has 136,000 employees in more than 1,000 locations serving customers in 125 countries. Founded in 1885, the company has its headquarters in Milwaukee, WI. www.johnsoncontrols.com

HGA Architects, Engineers and Planners
HGA earned a LEED-CI Silver rating for its new offices in Milwaukee in 2007.  The Marine Terminal Building was built in 1921 and used as an off-loading facility for cargo ships from the Great Lakes docking in the Milwaukee River. HGA designed the renovation, which enabled the building to be converted to a mixed-use development, including condominiums, with HGA's regional offices at the street level.

The 30,000-square-foot renovated office space includes open-plan workstations, partially enclosed offices for principals and project managers, open teaming spaces, conference rooms, and support spaces including a library, archives, and social spaces for about 125 employees. Bricked-up windows were reopened, allowing river views, and glazed with a small-paned sash as required by historic preservation bylaws. On the street side, a band of enclosed support spaces forms a dense layer in the plan, along which is a major circulation spine that features a series of teaming spaces as well as exhibits that conceal library materials, printers, copiers, and entrances to lavatories and support spaces.

The lighting challenge was creating a lighting system that would express the architecture, provide a quality, illuminated environment for users, and minimize energy consumption. Simplicity was the key to achieving energy-efficient lighting without sacrifice. The lighting interacts with the architecture to provide interest and drama and emphasizes quality, functional lighting for users of the space. The lean power requirements were achieved by using highly efficient light sources and light fixtures, placing light only where it is needed, and maximizing use of daylight.

About HGA
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc. (HGA), an architectural and engineering firm, for more than 50 years has responded to emerging trends in the corporate, healthcare, and arts, religious and education sectors of American culture; HGA has often anticipated those trends.  Approaching each project through the client’s eyes, the teams understand the needs and standards for success.  In this way, HGA delivers the greatest value to clients while opening windows into professional worlds beyond their own.
HGA has offices in Minneapolis and Rochester, Minnesota; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento, California. www.hga.com

The JohnsonDiversey LEED-EB Gold headquarters building was designed and constructed to use 60 percent less energy than a similar building. The company has been able to achieve significant additional energy savings with efficiency improvements coming out of its ongoing energy management program.

The JohnsonDiversey headquarters was one of the first four buildings certified by the USGBC in the LEED for Existing Buildings program. Gold-level certification was achieved in the LEED-EB pilot program in 2004. The facility is a three-story mixed-use facility constructed in 1997 with a floor area of 277,440 square feet consisting of 70% office space and 30% research laboratories.  The building was designed based on green-building principles, including high energy efficiency, extensive use of natural lighting, and individual control of workspace environments.

Benefits Following LEED-EB Certification:

• Energy savings exceed $90,000 per year, relative to a similar building designed without integrated design approach and energy efficiency measures.
• Use of collected stormwater for turfgrass irrigation reduces potable water use.
• Renewed focus on integrated pest management, cleaning worker training, certified cleaning chemicals, systems approach to cleaning, and cleaning equipment, has allowed JohnsonDiversey to construct an integrated cleaning program in alignment with LEED requirements.
• CO2 monitoring has confirmed adequate airflow design in occupied building areas, and allows for response to unusual incidents or conditions.
• Individual/personal environment controls (air flow, temp, acoustics and lighting) significantly increase occupant comfort, virtually eliminate hot/cold calls to maintenance, and allow for general building zone temperature range to exceed normal building comfort ranges thereby resulting in additional energy savings.
• Occupant interest and involvement in environmental aspects of building operation have increased.

JohnsonDiversey requires continuous commissioning of its building systems. The facility is equipped with very efficient energy systems, T8 lamps and electronic ballasts, an automatic daylight harvesting system that dims lights in areas with large amounts of glazing, design includes a number of the best practices promoted by the Labs 21 including variable-flow exhaust and heat recovery.  JohnsonDiversey Headquarters’ energy management program, with a continuous improvement approach, considers both operating and technology advancements, which results in lower energy bills and lower exposure to volatile energy markets.

After touring the Headquarters, we will see the newly completed Distribution Center.  This is the first distribution center in the country to apply for LEED rating.  See the features that make it energy efficient and green.

About JohnsonDiversey
JohnsonDiversey Inc. is a leading global provider of commercial cleaning, sanitation and hygiene solutions, serving customers in 160 countries in the lodging, food service, retail, health care and food and beverage sectors as well as building service contractors. For more information, go to www.johnsondiversey.com.

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Tour departs: 8:30 a.m from the Madison Concourse Hotel

Tour returns: to the Concourse Hotel at approximately 4:00 p.m. 

PLANNING Design Build
PLANNING Design Build designed and constructed its office building in 1998. The company owns the building and occupies about two thirds of the office space, the rest is leased to business tenants.  PLANNING Design Build was awarded the first Multi-Tenant LEED-EB Certified Office Building in the Midwest. It achieved the LEED EB Silver rating.

A number of green features were incorporated in the building design including abundant daylighting, outside views, lighting control systems that automatically sense the amount of available daylight, and a state-of-the-art HVAC system.

An interior remodel was undertaken to meet other LEED-EB requirements, including:

• Reducing water consumption by 40%, compared to National Policy Act guidelines
•  Recycling 50% or more of the office waste generated by all tenants
•  Implementing a “green” purchasing program
•  Incorporating 50% or more alternative building materials in the remodel
•  Using environmentally safe and occupant-friendly cleaning supplies

Reducing Water Consumption -- by retrofitting restrooms with waterless urinals, low-flow faucets, and dual-flush toilets, PLANNING Design Build is conserving about 170,000 gallons of water every year. PLANNING Design Build went one step further by installing a lawn irrigation system that monitors climatic conditions, including soil moisture. This leading-edge technology will save about 450,000 gallons/year.

Implementing a Green Cleaning Program -- An important operational change was implementing green cleaning. The cleaning service also uses “green” tools such as high-tech micro-fiber mops, high-efficiency filters in vacuum cleaners, and noise-reduced equipment.

Alternative Transportation -- PLANNING Design Build also received credits for proactively supporting alternative transportation by providing bike racks, changing rooms and showers, and reserved parking spaces for alternative fuel vehicles.

About PLANNING Design Build
PLANNING Design Build, Inc. is a marketplace leader in Commercial Design-Build. We provide single source accountability for functionality, style, quality, timeliness, value and budget control making building projects easy for you. Achievement of key project goals is ensured through our Integrated Planning Process SM which uses leading edge planning tools and clear communications to integrate all aspects of the project.
PLANNING is uniquely positioned to deliver holistically designed sustainable buildings through its in house integrated design team of Architects, Interior Designers, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Structural Engineers combined with its construction team.
PLANNING has been in business since 1973. Our team consists of 100+ employees, including 10 registered architects, 3 interior designers, 9 professional engineers, 6 project managers and 9 project superintendents. PLANNING has completed over $140 million in design and construction projects over the past 3 years.  www.planningdesignbuild.com

Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation Building
The Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC) Building was completed in March of 2007.   The building provides WECC the opportunity to show others their mission in action. WECC's new headquarters is healthier, thanks to smart ventilation and the use of low-emitting materials that provide better indoor air quality; brighter because of natural daylight influencing 80% of the building and a view of the outdoors from 100% of individual work areas; more relaxing and energizing with outdoor recreation spaces and more accessible to bike paths and bus transfer points. Gold LEED certification has been applied for.

Special features of the building and exterior are:

• Solar panels on the roof and solar arrays in parking lot which provides 14% of the building’s electrical energy
• Occupancy sensors
• Light shelves
• Solar panels provide 40%  of the energy used for the building’s hot water needs
• Low VOC adhesives, paints, and finishes
• Solatube Daylighting System over the grand staircase, offices and second floor conference rooms
• Storm-damaged trees were harvested and crafted into the company’s reception desk by Madison Area Technical College students
• Rain gardens
• Green roof on the awning
• Pervious pavement and Unilock pavers
• Parking for carpooling and alternative fuels transportation vehicles
• Showers for bikers/fitness area/lockers
• Purchase 100% green power
• Green housekeeping/green products are used for maintenance
• Cubicles are 100% recycled material

WECC's new headquarters is the perfect vehicle to educate energy-conscious developers and business owners about the many environmental and economic benefits of this approach to building construction.  WECC believes that investments like this building pay for themselves over the life cycle of the building through measurable savings from lower annual operating costs, maintenance costs and savings found in improved productivity and employee health.

About Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation's mission is to champion innovative energy initiatives that deliver short- and long-term economic and environmental benefits to consumers, businesses and policy makers. Since 1980, WECC has been creating and implementing energy savings programs for a wide variety of clients – utilities, municipalities, regulatory commissions, weatherization providers, and consumer and environmental groups in the United States and Canada.  www.weccusa.org

Green Building Features:

HVAC System -- the HVAC system in the facility uses environmentally-safe refrigerants and also makes use of state-of-the-art features. Such features include:

• Water temperature system which adjusts the water temperature based on the outdoor temperature.
• Radiant flooring systems which allows the building occupants to maintain a constant and lower air supply temperature due to the natural convection methods.
• Chemical-free cooling tower which uses kinetic energy applied to water to change the bond structure and eliminate impurities, such as calcium, bacteria, and gasses, without using chemicals.

Green Roof -- the roof of the facility is a green roof which contains vegetation that reduces the amount of water run-off from the building through a natural absorption process. A green roof lasts twice as long as a conventional roof (this green roof should last at least 60 years) and also helps to prevent heating and cooling loss. Additionally, the green roof acts as a sound-dampener by reducing sound by at least 40 decibels.

Water Use -- the building saves approximately 200,000 gallons of water each year (compared to the average building) through its use of water conservation techniques such as: waterless urinals, high efficiency dual-flush toilets, high efficiency faucets, and low water irrigation system.

Lighting Control System -- another key to lowering the energy consumption of the building is the lighting control system which uses light sensors to detect the exterior light level and adjusts the interior light levels accordingly. This system enables the use of the light sensors and astronomical clocks to control all of the building’s interior and exterior lighting.

Energy Savings -- This building saves approximately 227,496 kilowatts of energy per year over a building constructed using standard techniques, which will prevent 316,675 pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere. That is equivalent to NOT driving a motor vehicle 404,851 miles or reducing traffic by 23 cars per year.Pervious Concrete -- the south parking lot makes extensive use of pervious concrete, which allows water to pass through the concrete to be stored in a re-charge bed below the parking lot surface. This reduces water runoff from the parking lot and recharges the groundwater levels. Pervious concrete also filters stormwater and can reduce the amount of pollutants flowing into streams, ponds, and rivers.

Natural Lighting -- this building uses natural lighting to light 90% of the interior spaces.  To reduce energy consumption, outdoor light sensors automatically lower and raise the shades to naturally assist the heating and air conditioning systems in maintaining a constant building temperature.

Regional Materials -- 10% of the materials used in the building were manufactured within a 500-mile radius of the facility. Another 10% of the materials used in the building were harvested within a 500-mile radius.

Flooring -- The flooring in the facility is composed of a variety of recycled and rapidly renewable materials, such as: bamboo, cork, yarn, rubber, and linoleum.

Air Floor -- the Air Floor (located on the 3rd floor) enhances ventilation, improves comfort control and air quality, and offers large energy savings. Standard air flow floor uses 32.8% recycled material.  The floor is designed to last the lifetime of the building with the flexibility for future improvements.  Elimination of overhead HVAC system ductwork decreases slab-to-slab height.

Insulation -- The insulation of this building is not your traditional fiberglass insulation. In fact, the insulation is made from recycled blue jeans. Yes, the same blue jeans you wear. Not only does it insulate just as well as fiberglass, but it also absorbs sound, does not itch, and is not made with any products which are hazardous to the environment.

Recycled Construction Debris -- Over $12,850 was saved in disposal fees by recycling a total weight of 261.45 tons of construction debris, including the following:  scrap Metal: 16.85 tons; cardboard: 30.25 tons; wood: 88.5 tons; concrete: 125.71 tons and paper: 0.14 tons

Gold LEED certification has been applied for.

About Tri-North Builders
Tri-North Builders is a general contracting and construction firm with corporate headquarters in Madison, WI.  For more than two decades, Tri-North Builders has offered solutions for every type of project challenge. Today, as one of the largest contractors in Wisconsin, they specialize in both new and renovation projects throughout the Midwest and other selected regions. Tri-North employs a staff of over 200 qualified trades people backed up by more than 50 office and shop associates. They are fully equipped and capable of handling any size project--from small repair jobs to multimillion dollar projects. www.tri-north.com

Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Our tour ends at the Madison Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center where you will hear about the first convention center that has applied for LEED gold EB and the challenges that were turned into opportunities.  You will hear about the Wright's organic architecture and how it is expressed in dramatic open spaces, circular forms and breathtaking lake views.  Although, Wright originally designed the plan in 1938, it was not until 1994 that the groundbreaking took place.  The Taliesin Architects modified the project to the current site.  Hear how the Monona Terrace incorporates both green design with the Wright design.

The Monona Terrace has applied for a LEED Gold EB rating.

About Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Monona Terrace hosts international, national and state conferences and conventions, weddings and social events. 

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