The Energy Foundation | San Francisco CA
Eric Staten at Tannerhecht Architecture | Project Design, LEED Coordination | Photos: © Cesar Rubio Photography
In this award-winning project, TannerHecht Architecture designed a new home for a non-profit organization that promotes clean-energy projects around the world. It is the first project in the City to receive LEED Platinum for Commercial Interiors (CI) certification. The clients expressed a desire to celebrate the building’s past, emphasize contrasts, and keep the interior open to encourage collaboration while maximizing daylighting and views. The team removed the gypsum board from the exterior walls, clear-sealing the original brick and the steel seismic reinforcement added in the 1980s. The approach demonstrates a commitment to preservation while reflecting the foundation’s progressive outlook through its extensive use of sustainable building strategies and technologies, including daylight harvesting systems, dimmable lights on photosensors, FSC-certified wood for cabinetry, doors, and furniture, recycled content carpet, Greenguard-certified workstations and chairs, recycled denim insulation for interior walls, and locally sourced materials and furniture.
In this award-winning project, TannerHecht Architecture designed a new home for a non-profit organization that promotes clean-energy projects around the world. It is the first project in the City to receive LEED Platinum for Commercial Interiors (CI) certification. The clients expressed a desire to celebrate the building’s past, emphasize contrasts, and keep the interior open to encourage collaboration while maximizing daylighting and views. The team removed the gypsum board from the exterior walls, clear-sealing the original brick and the steel seismic reinforcement added in the 1980s. The approach demonstrates a commitment to preservation while reflecting the foundation’s progressive outlook through its extensive use of sustainable building strategies and technologies, including daylight harvesting systems, dimmable lights on photosensors, FSC-certified wood for cabinetry, doors, and furniture, recycled content carpet, Greenguard-certified workstations and chairs, recycled denim insulation for interior walls, and locally sourced materials and furniture.
