05-05-2014
AIA and COTE select the Iowa Utilities Board by BNIM as a recipient of the Top Ten Plus
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AIA and COTE select the Iowa Utilities Board by BNIM as a recipient of the Top Ten Plus](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/9501/10_aia-and-cote-select-the-iowa-utilities-board-by-bnim-as-a-recipient-of-the-top-ten-plus_home_sez.jpg)
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This year’s recognition of the real sustainability of one of the past AIA/COTE Top Ten Projects Award recipients goes to the Iowa Utilities Board/Office of the Consumer Advocate Office Building.
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This project was designed by BNIM, a large architecture firm headquartered in Kansas City, and received the award in 2012. It is located in the State of Iowa Complex, and the project is an infill development of a former landfill.
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In keeping with its use as home to the agency defending consumer interests and regulating power, water and telecommunications utilities, the building is even more efficient than originally envisaged.
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Real-time data is measured for proven sustainability, a true model for environmentally aware development. All the result of long-sighted design choices, including volume alignment, stormwater treatment systems and sunshades that can be controlled to adjust the natural lighting to real needs.
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A true showpiece of sustainable design!
Project: BNIM, www.bnim.com
Year: 2012
Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Images: Sinclair, Assassi and BNIM - Courtesy of AIA
Link: www.aia.org