The Mile Square health center in Chicago was open to the public in 2014. It was designed by Moody Nolan Architects. Mile Square received the United States Green Building Council LEED Gold certification. The various steps taken during its construction towards the conservation of the environment and implementing energy saving features contributed towards the achievement of this certification.
The exterior of the building consists of metal and glass. The linear variegated bands reflect the dynamic nature of the campus and its surroundings. The metal bands also contribute to warming up and lighting up the interior spaces by means of sunlight.
The interior of the building also follows a similar glass and metal theme. These themes were adapted as a way to help regulate the circadian rhythms. Energy efficient lighting fixtures and switches were used to appropriate electricity usage. “The exterior lighting is contained within the boundary of the Miles Square Building so as to reduce light pollution and reduce the glare for the neighboring buildings. This in turn will reduce the impact it has on sleep cycles of people and nocturnal species. It will also reduce the confusion that light has on migrating birds.”
In addition to this, all the regularly occupied spaces by people have access to natural light and rooms that require privacy have windows high up on the wall with blinds.
Source:
https://news.uic.edu/mile-square-leed
Cynthia Klein-Banai
The exterior of the building consists of metal and glass. The linear variegated bands reflect the dynamic nature of the campus and its surroundings. The metal bands also contribute to warming up and lighting up the interior spaces by means of sunlight.
The interior of the building also follows a similar glass and metal theme. These themes were adapted as a way to help regulate the circadian rhythms. Energy efficient lighting fixtures and switches were used to appropriate electricity usage. “The exterior lighting is contained within the boundary of the Miles Square Building so as to reduce light pollution and reduce the glare for the neighboring buildings. This in turn will reduce the impact it has on sleep cycles of people and nocturnal species. It will also reduce the confusion that light has on migrating birds.”
In addition to this, all the regularly occupied spaces by people have access to natural light and rooms that require privacy have windows high up on the wall with blinds.
Source:
https://news.uic.edu/mile-square-leed
Cynthia Klein-Banai