TLCD Today

Well…… the progress has been amazing. Since our last update the contractor’s forces have poured the concrete slabs (Devencenzi) for all three buildings, erected a portion of the wood walls (Archer) and the structural steel (Hilo Erectors) for the main building. before Christmas Sundt expects to have all of the wood framed roofs up and roofing on. This is a good thing, since we have been lucky so far that our typical winter weather has held! We will also see the metal decking finalized and the concrete put on at the second floor.

Santa Rosa Utilities Field Office, Front Entry

Last week TLCD Architecture, together with consulting engineers Winzler & Kelly, was presented the award for 2011 Outstanding Architectural Project of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers.  Upon receiving the Award, DanReiter of Winzler & Kelly credited the success of the project to the vision of the Owner, the City of Santa Rosa Utilities Department, and the collaborative commitment of the entire design/construction team to see that vision through to completion.

Sustainability goals were far exceeded in this 40,000 square-foot facility and its adjacent site. Functions of a training center, offices, and utilities shops are combined into an ultra-efficient building package.  The campus incorporates a number of sustainable design elements including photovoltaic arrays, innovative daylighting, heating and cooling systems and low impact site design with bioswales and native landscaping.

Left to Right: Mark Adams, Miles Ferris, Dan Reiter, Craig Gaevert

Last night Nate and I attended the SDAT (Sustainable Design Assessment Team) presentation for the proposed Southeast Greenway project. Nate was a key member on the SDAT steering committee and was involved throughout the process. The presenters were from around the country and volunteered their time to solicit feedback from our community on how to best utilize this unique potential civic resource. They then took the feedback that was generated from multiple community workshops and incorporated it all in a preliminary sketch demonstrating how they envisioned the greenway integrating and improving the transportation network of the city with a series of one way trails and a variety of uses at selected key intersections (see sketch above). The sketch above is a diagram I generated from memory of last night’s presentation, as the official report from the SDAT team is not due to be released for several weeks. Please visit the following website for more information on the Greenway and how you can provide support.
http://www.southeastgreenway.org

“Gotta love that smile!”Jaime has recently been promoted to Project Captain in recognition of his hard work and continued success in the healthcare studio. Jaime is the lead on multiple small projects for Kaiser San Rafael and Kaiser Santa Rosa and has been responsible for all phases. Jaime is currently assisting Jason and myself with several marketing leads and has consistently demonstrated his commitment to design and sustainable practices. Thanks again for all the hard work!

TLCD's newly refurbished green-roof deck.

Last week in honor of Earth Day a few of us (Avian, Bridgett, Bill, Julie, Marina, Stephen, Jack and myself) got together to give our green-roof deck a bit of love. We gathered up the deck furniture, got out the sanders and went to work. If you heard something last Wednesday at lunch that sounded like 10,000 angry hornets descending on TLCD, that was us. While some of us sanded off years of sun-baked slivers, others cleaned out the detritus that had accumulated on the green-roofs. In addition to a general clean, we decided to add some new plants to the roof. What was once a green-roof is now an eatable green-roof! Amongst the native grasses and sedums you will now find strawberries, lettuce, basil and tomatoes. It’s an experiment to find out what can be grown on a living roof. Thanks to all who joined in and helped. Now get out there and enjoy a nice break or lunch on the deck.