Chicago, Illinois, United States
Completed in 2007, a 96 unit 5 story housing development is anticipated to be certified silver LEED rating, is clad in stainless steel, with large areas of low-E glass. The long sides of the structure slant out giving it a rounded wedge shape, and the building is topped with a series of 16 wind turbines, that run only when needed eliminating the need for toxic batteries.
Water is heated by rooftop solar panels and additional aluminum surfaces serve as heat reflective masses on the roof reducing the heat island effect. Designed by the firm of Murphy/Jahn Architects, the buildings design pulls the building from the surrounding brick structures. And exposed concrete and raw surfaces help maintain extremely low levels of VOCs and other pollutants.
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