Integrated Design Tour
Daniel Hellmuth of Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects, L.L.C. will lead the Integrated Design Tour at 2011 National Green Centre.
The tour will feature stops at the Tyson Living Learning Center, built to meet the rigorous standards of the Living Building Challenge, and Bowood Farms garden center.
Join Daniel Hellmuth of Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects, L.L.C., an architect who worked on both projects, to tour the Tyson Living Learning Center and Bowood Farms garden center on Saturday afternoon, January 8th at 1:00 p.m. This exclusive event will cost $75. Transportation will be provided from the AMERICA's Center in St. Louis, MO. Additional registration is required - click here to register.
LA CES approved.
The Tyson Living Learning Center is the pinnacle of sustainable design in the St Louis region. Through the seamless integration of architecture, building systems and landscape architecture it has achieved a site that is more than the sum of its parts. A true Living Building, it boasts net zero energy usage, water independence and a majority of materials sustainably harvested or salvaged from within a two mile radius.
The Bowood Farms Nursery was incorporated into 3 attached commercial buildings in the Central West End. 4621 Olive Street was transformed into a retail garden shop while the adjoining two structures house an open-air plant nursery within the walls of the existing buildings. A cafe was incorporated into the front of the middle building and serves the nursery and the public.
Bowood Farms opened the doors of its Central West End location in April 2006. The Central West End was chosen as the location for the new garden center to be a part of the growing urban renewal of the City of St. Louis and historical family ties to the area. The building that Bowood occupies was built in 1920 and was originally used for automotive repair and later plastics and cabinet manufacturing. The rehab of the building utilized many green building practices which include: the installation of a living green roof; optimizing the use of natural light; in-floor radiant heat; and the use of environmentally friendly construction materials. Their Cafe Osage utilizes produce from their own vegetable garden across the street, fresh herbs grown on the Cafe Osage Green Roof, naturally raised bison from their Clarksville Farm, and seasonal, organic and locally produced ingredients when available.
Learning Objectives:
Tyson Living Learning Center
What constitutes Responsible Site Selection
What elements support Water Independence and Sustainable Discharge
How to achieve Net Zero Energy Use with Solar Cells and Heat Pumps
Principles of Sustainable Harvesting & Salvaging of Building Materials
Appropriate use of Native Materials for a Sustainable Landscape Learning Objectives
Bowood Farms
Promoting Raingardens and Greenroofs by incorporating them into the retail setting
The use of sustainable practices in large scale urban remodel
Energy Conservation through Daylighting Design
Daniel Hellmuth is a principal and co-founder of Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects, L.L.C. Mr. Hellmuth is a LEED TM accredited professional and in addition to his experience in Sustainable Design, has over nineteen years experience in K-12 and higher education, housing, historic preservation, and transit & transportation planning. Dan serves as Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council-St. Louis Regional Chapter and is on the Board of Directors for Landmarks Association. He recently taught a course in Sustainable Design at the Washington University School of Architecture and speaks regularly on various green design topics including a National Head Start Conference in Albuquerque, NM on the topic of Greening Head Start Child Care Centers. He has a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University and a Masters of Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology. While at Tulane he spent a Junior Year Abroad at Sheffield University and while at Georgia Tech. he took part in a one-year exchange at the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland. Dan is LEED TM accredited through the U.S. Green Building Council.
