sustainabilit y update 2010-2011

s u s ta i n a b ilit y u p d at e 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

Sustainability is no longer a buzzword – it’s a business and social imperative. The time: Now.
Across the world, the built environment accounts for a huge percentage of The place: Every corner of the world.
resource consumption and emissions, plays an important role in human health The focus: Sustaining life by creating
and drives job creation. With the economic downturn and urgent need to move built environments that are based on
interconnected systems, both natural
away from “business as usual,” the priorities of the economy and ecology and manmade, that support life.
have finally come together.

As one of the world’s most influential design firms,

HOK takes very seriously our responsibility to
incorporate measurable, sustainable outcomes
HOK’s specific commitments to sustainability include:
into everything we do. We have been a leader in
• Achieving carbon neutrality in our projects and practice by 2030
sustainability since the days when it was known
• Incorporating an integrated design process and
simply as environmentally responsible design.
sustainable strategies into all projects
In 1993, we made it official by establishing
• Tracking key performance goals from design through operations
sustainable design as a core value.
• LEED credentialing for all HOK design professionals
• Commitment to performing pro bono work in all offices We’re proud of what we have accomplished
• Implementing a global green operations plan and of our reputation as a worldwide leader
• LEED Gold certification or higher for all HOK offices in sustainability. But we need to do more.

Designing for environmental sustainability

is not enough. The design and construction
industry must quickly move toward a built
environment in which human and natural
systems can thrive together.

K i n g a b d u l l a h u n i v e r s i t y o f s c i e n c e a n d t ec h n o l o gy
T h u wa l , S a u d i a r a b i a | L E E D - N C P l at i n u m

first leed certified project in saudi ar abia

AIA Commit tee on the environment top ten green project

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sustainability agenda for 2010-2020
HOK’s sustainability agenda for the
second decade of the 21st century
defines three goals that we believe
will trigger critical outcomes.
1 Focus on People
Buildings don’t use energy, people do.
The actions of those who occupy and maintain
a space, whether they’re plugging in a space
heater, failing to recycle, or opening a window,
have an enormous impact on our ability to reduce
resource consumption. We are addressing facility
management and occupant behavior at all scales,
particularly in existing buildings.
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35% on -site renewable energy
50% water use reduction
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2 use nature’s principles
3 model, manage and monitor
We must bring nature’s principles We can’t manage what we don’t measure.
into our design solutions.
To make meaningful improvements, we need to design and
Design solutions should be informed by the
monitor built environments to meet clear performance goals.
patterns and processes that have formed in
Project teams must model performance-driven solutions around
nature over billions of years. This applies at all
key social, economic and environmental indicators and create
scales, from the interior renovation of an office
feedback loops that continue through an environment’s life
building in the U.S. to the planning of a new town
cycle. Our commitment to buildingSMART features advanced
in India. Partnering with the Biomimicry Guild,
use of building information modeling to produce “smart” models
HOK is thinking beyond the building scale and
that drive design solutions and monitor long-term performance.
modeling nature to develop large-scale, optimized
ecosystem solutions with efficient closed loop
systems for water, energy and materials.
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life cycle services
h ow w e h e l p c l i e n t s
We’re working with clients to link business and environmental goals
by greening everything from individual workplaces to buildings,
sites and global real estate portfolios.
A Sustainable Foundation
Sustainability is integrated into all HOK’s
architectural, engineering, interior design
and consulting solutions – it’s just an
essential element of good design.
HOK provides sustainable solutions
throughout the life cycle of a built
environment, from planning and strategy
through design and construction,
and into operations, maintenance and
occupancy. We can provide the most
long-term value and impact when we
are involved in the actual performance
of those environments.
Our goal is to help clients improve their
business results while moving the world
toward a low-carbon future in a way that
enhances the quality of people’s lives.
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L I FE C Y C L E SE R V I C ES
Opportunities for Renewal
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Today, our clients’ goals for doing more
with less have created unprecedented
opportunities for them to renew their
existing environments in ways that make
sound economic and environmental sense.
In this new climate, we’re helping many
clients creatively renovate, reuse and
reposition existing environments.
Renewal projects have their own set of
considerations that go beyond those
traditionally associated with new building
design. Our experts in renewal assignments
are specialists in areas like regional and
neighborhood planning; architecture,
engineering and interior design for building
renovation; conservation and preservation;
sustainable design, the green workplace
and environmental business planning;
a u t o d e s k o n e m a r k e t c o r p o r at e o f f i c e s
high-performance building systems san f r anc i sco, ca l i f o r n i a
and many more. 100% reuse of existing structure
47% water use reduction
30% lighting power density reduction
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design +
construction
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Integrating sustainability into all
architectural, engineering, interior
design and planning solutions in a way
that addresses environmental, social
and economic sustainability.
BIOMIMETIC DESIGN
Applying “Life’s Principles” –
the patterns and processes of
the natural world – to the design
of the built environment.
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LAND + WATER
Providing green infrastructure
planning and design to help
communities address stormwater
management and develop solutions
linking water management, energy
conservation, air pollution abatement,
carbon storage, environmental
resource management and land
use strategies.
GREEN RATING SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
Managing the documentation
process for the entire project team
for LEED, BREEAM, Green Mark and
other green rating systems, including
design guidance, charrette facilitation,
research and certification submittal.
operations +
occupancy
OCCUPANT
ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
Engaging occupants to inspire
sustainable behavior among
building tenant groups through
engagement, education and
outreach programs.
SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
Developing and delivering
sustainability courses to advance
organizational sustainability
goals, including ‘train-the-trainer’
programs to build in-house
sustainability leadership.
LEED FOR EXISTING
BUILDINGS: O&M
Managing the analysis,
documentation and certification
process for LEED for Existing
Buildings: O&M by addressing
building performance, operational
practices, management policies
and procurement practices.
planning +
strategy
BUILDING PERFORMANCE
ANALYSIS
Comparing actual building
performance to design goals
and benchmarks, focusing on
utility performance and user
experience and documenting
results to inform decisions.
ENERGY AND WATER
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
Identifying practices,
policies and measures to
reduce energy, carbon and
water consumption, increase
whole building resource
efficiency and reduce
operating costs.
SUSTAINABLE GUIDELINES
Developing sustainable design,
construction and operations
guidelines to help clients manage
all components of their portfolio.
SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING
Collaborating with organizations
to develop a holistic sustainability
strategy that achieves measurable
results across a broad range of
environmental, economic and
social areas of focus.
L I FE C Y C L E SE R V I C ES
ENVIRONMENTAL
BUSINESS PLANNING
Working with corporations to
prioritize strategies and develop
a comprehensive framework for
implementing their sustainability
program, including operations
guidelines, environmental
benchmarking, best practice
research and financial analysis.
CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING
Creating long- and short-term
paths to achieve climate action
goals through a rigorous analysis
of strategies in a transparent
decision-making process.
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recent work recent work

Planning + Strategy Operations + Occupancy

ecological economics applied to implementation of $8.4M Energy efficiency Green Property Assessment 234 tons CO 2 emission reduction
triple-bottom-line policies and conservation block grant Energy Auditing and Conservation Planning Energy Star Rating: 95
multi-stakeholder, consensus-based process LEED-EB Gap Analysis 17% facility waste reduction
GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy
Web site and public engagement
REGISTER LOGIN HOME

WHY WHAT HOW WHERE WHEN

is this important? are we doing? do I get involved? can I find out more? Events and News

The New Sustainable Frontier Figure 2 - The Traditional Economic Paradigm WHY - 3 PRIMARY
Figure OBJECTIVES
3 - The “Triple

10 PRIORITY GOALS
Bottom Line” Paradigm

GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY

CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORIT Y
ENERGY EFFICIENCY &
P R I N C I P L E S O F S U S TA I N AB L E D E V E L O P M E N T
LEED Assessment
CONSERVATION STRATEGY (EECS)
®
BUILDINGS

Report
TRANSPORTATION
September 2009
LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT

TAKE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

WASTE MANAGEMENT
Figure 2 - The Traditional Economic Paradigm Figure 3 - The “Triple Bottom Line” Paradigm

Figure 2 - The Traditional Economic Paradigm Figure 3 - The “Triple Bottom Line” Paradigm
COUNTY PROCUREMENT
& ADMINISTRATION

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ACTION
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT “The Greenest County in America”
WHERE TO FIND RESOURCES
That’s the ambitious goal that St Louis County has set for itself.
Figure 4 - The New Ecological Economic Paradigm The path to this goal will reinforce the County as a truly 21st century place.
Our world is constantly changing, and with rising energy prices, climate
change and an emerging green economy, the value of our metropolitan assets
are increasing. St Louis County’s collection of established neighborhoods,
businesses, open space, infrastructure and amenities position us to prosper
in the new sustainable “green” paradigm.

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A responsive St Louis County will address challenges and leverage
opportunities created by continuing global shifts and position itself as a
County of the Future. Welcome to a Green and Growing St Louis County!

Figure 4 - The New Ecological Economic Paradigm

gsa sustainable development guide Figure 4 - The New Ecological Economic Paradigm St. Louis County Energy efficiency and conservation strategy Chicago green housing authority metrocentre Leed-eb certification
U.S. General Service Administration St. Louis, Missouri Chicago, Illinois Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ll LLEED-EB Silver
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Application Guidelines for washington, DC, Green

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Building Act behavior change program sustainability education

district of columbia sustainable guidelines cadillac Fairview occupant engagement program leed ebom for schools - web learning for usgbc
Guidebook for Projects Toronto, Ontario, Canada | LEED-EB Gold Washington, DC

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design + construction: renew

r e c e n t work

renovation and adaptive reuse 100% building retrofit urban revitalization for downtown atlanta
restoreD natural ventilation 80% energy use reduction (expected) mulTi-modal transit & lively public spaces
and daylighting 100% hot water from solar thermal

the mint project byron rogers federal office building

San Francisco, California Denver, Colorado

30% energy use reduction (expected) 22% energy use reduction

Natural ventilation in humid climate 57% building reuse
seawater cooling and dehumidification 48% reused furnishings
renovated pearl harbor air craft hangar

national oceanic and atmospheric administration hok london office green line master plan
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Pending LEED Certification London, United Kingdom LEED-CI Gold Atlanta, Georgia

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design + construction: new

r e c e n t work

58% energy use reduction 22% water use reduction 21% Energy use reduction
40% water use reduction 52% lighting power density reduction 100% daylit public spaces
97% construction waste reduction community meeting place 91% regional materials

nasa new office building allsteel and gunlocke resource center colonel h. weir cook terminal - indianapolis international airport
Houston, Texas LEED-NC Platinum Atlanta, Georgia LEED-CI Gold Indianapolis, Indiana Pending LEED Certification

78% Water Use Reduction 34% energy use reduction 30% overall space reduction through efficient space planning 22% energy use reduction
65% Energy Use Reduction public / private research collaboration Patient areas of respite 30% water use reduction
design for collaboration Rooftop community garden 89% construction waste reduction

jean canfield government of canada building UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT LAKE NONA wishard health services - new medical building college of dupage health and sciences center
Charlottetown, PE, Canada Pending LEED Certification Orlando, Florida Pending LEED Certification Indianapolis, Indiana Pending LEED Certification Glen Ellyn, Illinois LEED-NC Gold

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design + construction: new

case s t u dy

KAUST king abdullah university of science and technology | Thuwal, Saudi arabia
Certified in 2009 as the world’s largest LEED-NC
Platinum project, King Abdullah University of Science
and Technology (KAUST) is a new international,
graduate-level research university open to men
and women from around the world.
Located on the west coast of Exceptionally flexible building
Saudi Arabia, the 600,000- shells and universal floor
square-meter campus sits on a plates accommodate virtually
highly visible 36-million-square- every type of lab and provide
meter site along the Red Sea. interchangeable, customizable
lab modules.
KAUST includes 186,000 square
meters of laboratory space spread The physical campus and its
across an interconnected complex operations aspire to demonstrate
of five research buildings. new ways of building in the Middle
East that will advance principles
The design promotes KAUST’s
of stewardship toward energy
SUSTAINABLE METRICS
vision of conducting highly
and the environment.
water: 78% reclaimed water, 100% wastewater reused, 42% potable water reduction collaborative, interdisciplinary,

ENERGY: 27.1% Annual Energy Cost Savings, 7.8% On-site Renewable Energy, 80% of glazing shaded year round
LEED-NC PLATINUM goal-oriented research, with no
traditional boundaries between
materials: 20% recycled content, 38% regional materials, 99% wood from FSC sources, 80% construction waste management labs and academic areas.

Sustainability Diagram 1
2
Laboratories and Pedestrian Spine 1 8

1 High performance roof

2 Solar tower 7

3 Passive ventilation
3 5
4 High-performance glazing
3
5 Integrated shading
5
6 Local evaporation 2
7 Passively cooled courtyards 4

8 Filtered daylight
6

3
▲ Integral Shading ▲ High Performance Roof ▲ Passively Cooled Courtyards ▲ Filtered Daylight ▲ Solar Tower

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future directions driving hok’s sustainability agenda f u t u r e dir e ctio n s

ALLIANCE WITH THE BIOMIMICRY GUILD

HOK and the Biomimicry Guild have formed an exclusive
alliance linking the natural and built environment.
Through this relationship, we are
integrating innovations from nature
into the planning and design of
buildings, communities and cities
worldwide.
Established more than a decade
ago by biologists Janine Benyus
and Dr. Dayna Baumeister,
biomimicry is a design and
leadership discipline that seeks
sustainable solutions by emulating
nature’s time-tested ideas.
The ‘biologist at the design table’
brings new ways of solving problems
by asking questions about what
nature would do. These questions
often challenge longstanding,
business as usual approaches
to the built environment.
This bio-inspired creative process
allows designers to think about a
project in new ways grounded in
the ecology of a site.
THE BIO-INSPIRED DESIGN OF A NEW TOWN IN INDIA
The new Lavasa hill town is spread across 12,500 acres of picturesque,
landscape on the backwaters of Warasgaon Lake, southeast of Mumbai.
From the beginning, the team has envisioned
Lavasa as a sustainable town. A key goal has
been to integrate the town’s infrastructure with
energy, water and waste flow to increase efficiency
and close resource loops.
The Biomimicry Guild prepared a “Genius of Place”
report and “Ecological Performance Standards” that
describes the pre-tested, locally attuned strategies
adopted by the organisms native to the Lavasa site.
In this report, the Guild looked to the living creatures
and plants of the moist, deciduous ecosystem to
provide models for locally attuned design strategies.

The intent was to honor the local intelligence and to

emulate ways local ‘geniuses’ manage water, protect
soil, adapt to seasonal weather and respond to other
site challenges.

The team defined specific goals for sustainability

based on the infrastructure and systems
requirements of the site and baseline energy,
water and waste demands.

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 What is Zero Emissions? The U.S. Department of Energy describes it as...

future directions driving hok’s sustainability agenda

FU T U R E D I R E C T I O NS
A building that produces and exports at least as much emissions-free renewable
energy as it imports and uses from emission-producing energy sources annually.

VIEW LOO K ING WEST TO COURTYARD

NET ZERO EMISSIONS DESIGN

WEST BUILDING FACADE

DESIGN GOALS FOR NET ZERO COURT SUSTAINABLE METRICS

• 150,000-200,000-sq. ft. • Marketable • Flexible and adaptable E n e r g y U s e I n t e n s i t y - 2 1 . 9 KTBU s / SF p e r y e a r b e f o r e r e n e wa b l e e n e r gy

• multi-tenant office building
• Affordable (10-year payback)
C o n s t r u c t i o n C o s t: $ 2 2 3 / GSF
• Design based on today’s • Sustainable
Pay b a c k : 12 – 14 y e a r s
technology, materials,
• Use ‘Life’s Principles’ A n n u a l e n e r g y c o s t s av i n g s : $ 1 8 4 , 5 6 7
systems, codes
to inform design A n n u a l e n e r g y c o s t: $ 2 , 41 8
SECRET GARDEN

An integrated design team led by HOK and
energy and daylighting consultant The Weidt
Group undertook a virtual design charrette to
create a market-rate, zero emissions design
for a Class A commercial office building.
The team selected a potentially developable site in
midtown St. Louis, Mo., for the project. They selected
this site for its challenging four-season climate, because
electricity costs in Missouri are among the lowest in the
country — a factor that challenged the team’s ability
to make the design affordable — and because St Louis’
electrical fuel profile is 81 percent coal.
The team believed that if they could create a successful
net zero emissions design on this difficult site, they
would be able to replicate the process in any location.
The design of Net Zero Co2urt reduced
carbon emissions by 76 percent through
energy efficiency strategies, with only
minor additional first costs compared
to a conventional office building.
To provide the remaining clean
energy required to reach zero carbon
emissions, the team identified on-site
renewable energy systems that include
approximately 51,800 square feet of
rooftop and wall-mounted photovoltaic
panels and 15,000 square feet of solar
thermal tubes on the southern building
facades and roof.
The process revealed that designing a
carbon neutral office building was easier
and more affordable than most believe.
By using strict performance parameters
to inform the design, the team created a
replicable process that can be applied to
most building types across the world.

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SUSTAINABLE AWARDS + RECOGNITION w e w r o t e t h e b o o ks w e wa l k t h e wa l k

The honors HOK receives for sustainable design The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design, HOK is incorporating green initiatives HOK Beijing Office
remind us of our responsibility to continue advancing Second Edition into the design and daily operations of Beijing, China
LEED-CI Gold
sustainability toward mainstream awareness and This guidebook includes extensive new design its offices. This includes a requirement
acceptance. These include: process information, updated case studies, that all new HOK offices be LEED
and post-occupancy evaluations organized to certified – now at 11 across the globe.
HOK Shanghai Office
Eight AIA Committee on the Environment support use of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Shanghai, China
“Top Ten Green Projects,” including KAUST LEED® green building rating system. Complete HOK London Office LEED-CI Silver
in 2010 London, England, UK
with practical tools and real-world examples,
LEED-CI Gold
this hands-on reference is for architects,
#1 in DesignIntelligence 2010 survey HOK Singapore Office
engineers, planners, landscape architects,
of “Most Influential Green Design Firms” Singapore
interior designers, construction contractors, HOK Atlanta Office LEED-CI Silver
building owners and students. The HOK Sustainable Roadmap, Atlanta, Georgia
U.S. Green Building Council
adopted by the HOK Board of Directors, LEED-CI Gold
“Organizational Excellence Award” The Green Workplace is a comprehensive set of goals, priorities
Written by HOK’s Leigh Stringer, The Green HOK Toronto
AIA COTE, CoreNet Global and IIDA and measurable actions to further integrate Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Workplace is a comprehensive guide that sustainability into all aspects of the firm’s HOK Chicago Office
“Sustainable Design Leadership Award” LEED-CI Gold
demonstrates how green businesses can reduce culture and business. With clear actions Chicago, Illinois
costs, enhance productivity, improve recruitment LEED-CI Platinum
Global Green USA “Designing a and measures, its goal is to ensure that
Sustainable and Secure World Award” and retention, increase shareholder value, and the firm remains a leader in sustainability HOK St. Louis Office
contribute to a healthier natural environment. while equipping HOK to meet the AIA St. Louis, Missouri
HOK Hong Kong Office
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council The book features real-world examples from LEED-CI Certified
2030 commitment of achieving carbon Hong Kong, China
“Best Sustainable Practice Award” Bloomberg, Google, Sprint, Adobe, Texas neutrality by 2030. LEED-CI Gold
Instruments and 25 other companies that have
AIA Presidential Citation for Sustainable Design experienced the benefits of greener workplaces.
HOK San Francisco Office
San Francisco, California
HOK Miami Office LEED-CI Pilot Certified
Miami, Florida
LEED-CI Certified

HOK Firsts: HOK Designed:

HOK designed the first LEED-certified airport terminal Nearly 100

More information: hok.com/sustainable

First LEED-certified embassy LEED, BREEAM and Green Mark certified projects
First LEED Gold project in Latin America
First LEED-CI certified project in Singapore
The Largest
LEED-NC Platinum project in the world
First LEED-NC Platinum project in Saudi Arabia
First LEED-CI Gold project in the UK

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Europe
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