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, Spokane, Washington: Daylight harvesting was a driving sustainable design consideration in NAC|Architecture's office addition, which is LEED Silver certified. Daylight-harvesting strategies provided views to the exterior for all occupants of the addition and became an important factor in achieving LEED energy-efficiency credits. Maximizing daylight-harvesting opportunities melded well with the architectural and engineering design concepts of the studio addition, which was designed as a modern, urban in-fill project. A large glass curtain wall is the dominant street-façade design element. All glazing is low-e glass. To control glare, motorized roll-down shades are integrated in the building's curtain-wall details. Large translucent skylights with a low u-value provide additional daylight harvesting in the third-floor studio. New windows were cut into the original historic masonry structure to increase views and daylight-harvesting opportunities for those occupants. The interior lighting system consists of long-life, high-efficiency, low-mercury, low-harmonic, pendant-mounted fluorescent T5 luminaires with automatic daylight-harvest dimming. The Lutron ECO-10 system will allow for future adaptability by simple programming means. The system monitors daylight and adjusts artificial lighting levels accordingly.
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We have offices located in Seattle and Spokane, Washington; Los Angeles, California; Denver, Colorado.
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Seattle Office
2025 1st Ave Ste 300
Seattle, Washington 98121
phone: 206-441-4522
fax: 206-441-7917
Los Angeles Office
3951 Medford St
Los Angeles, California 90063-1608
phone: 323-859-3100
fax: 323-859-3110
Spokane Office
1203 W Riverside Ave
Spokane, Washington 98021-1107
phone: 509-838-8240
fax: 509-838-8261
Denver Office
450 W 14th Ave No 40389
Denver, Colorado 80204
phone: 720-335-6248
fax: 720-294-3465
