Editor:
Your article on the Chicago Center for Green Technology [“How Green Can You Get?” May 3] failed to credit the entire design team. The center is an example of high-performance building design which requires great cross-disciplinary efforts to achieve its exceptionally high standards of energy efficiency and environmental responsibility. All project team members deserve accolades for their teamwork and dedication throughout the project.
Sieben Energy Associates, lighting design
Prisco Serena Sturm Architects,energy modeling
OWP&P Architects, indoor air quality
Michael Roy Iverson, specifications for demolition and construction
Waste Management
IBC Engineering, mechanical and plumbing
Spectrum Engineering, electrical
Site Design Group, landscape architecture
Terra Engineering, civil engineering
TGRWA, structural engineering
Spire Solar Chicago, PV solar-panel array
DOE’s Greencorps and WRD Environmental, plant selection and installation
Bob Porter, plant selection and ecology
City of Chicago Department of the Environment, client
Public Building Commission, acting owner/developer
Cotter Consulting, construction management
Douglas Farr,
AIA President and founding principal
Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design