IPFW Center for the Built Environment &
the Northeast Indiana Green Build Coalition
are sponsoring a Design Charrette for the
Eel River Trailhead Project

You are invited, January 15, 9 a.m. to noon, Engineering Technology Building room 235

On January 15, 2010, IPFW Seniors in the Construction Engineering Technology B.S. degree program, together with members of the Northeast Indiana Green Build Coalition (NEIGBC) will be conducting a design charrette for the Eel River Trailhead project, slated to be constructed on South Whitley Street, near the Fire Fighter’s Museum, in Columbia City.

The purpose of the design charrette is to review the plans for the building and site to see if there is anything we can do to make the project more sustainable, with the goal of bringing it to a minimum LEED Platinum level.  In addition to IPFW students and faculty, members of the NEIGBC, local architect and LEED AP, Uzma Mirza, local Landscape Architects, the Friends of Eel River Trail, local Carpenter’s, Electrician’s, and Bricklayer’s Unions and all interested people are invited to participate.

The students will be building the project in March/April of 2010, with the following mentors:  Hagerman Construction Co., the Indiana Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights, the local Electrician’s Union (IBEW), and the International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers.  

The IPFW Center of Excellence for the Built Environment introduces: IPFW Sustainable "Positive Energy" Construction Lab We will use an existing 25,000 square foot building (solid foundation, good structural bones) that was originally built in 1976.

Preliminary Goals of the Building: 1. Positive energy building Using renewable sources to create more than enough energy to heat and cool itself and neighboring buildings. 2. Net-zero for storm water output. 3. Living example of sustainable construction for non-residential applications. The building itself will educate. All energy systems, mechanical, electrical, and others will be transparent.

Community Beneficiaries of this Building:
1. Industry partners will be able to "plug in" their sustainable products for research and testing. 2. Non-Profit construction related partners will have space for their educational meetings. E.g. The Northeast Indiana Green Build Coalition (NEIGBC), the regional United States Green Build Council (USGBC), American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE), the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), the Building Contractors Association (BCA), and other construction-related professional organizations.

Other Potential Benefits of this Building : 1. Student Education Green collar jobs in wind energy, solar thermal systems, gray-water systems, and building envelopes. 2. Campus Resource Faculty research opportunities, and multidepartment collaborations. 3. Community Resource Web site information on renewable energy installations; educational resource for local high schools and colleges; and energy efficiency resource for homeowners and building owners.

We thank our donors for funding this Sustainable Construction Lab

Trane

David Jackson

Water Furnace International

Bruce Ritchey, President

Plasticon Fluid Handling Systems, Inc.

Doug Ahlfeld

Independent Wind Energy, Inc.

Brian Robertson

SODAR (equipment to assess the wind conditions at the site)

Utility Grade Northwind Wind Turbine at thier cost

Riverbridge Electric

David Hippensteel

Hagerman, Inc.

Bruce Molter, President

Masolite

Mike Flaherty, General Manager

The Center for the Built Environment at IPFW, NEIGBC, ASHRAE, & CSI
Present a preparation study series for the
LEED® Accreditation Exam