Horticulture Center - Morris Arboretum

• Commericial
• Construction Waste Management
• Geothermal
• Green/Vegetative Roof
• LEED Registered
• Local Materials
• Low Emitting Materials
• New Construction
• Photovoltaics/Solar
• Rapidly Renewable Materials
• Recycled Materials
• Recycling
• Registered
• State or Local Funding
• Stormwater Mitigation
• Stormwater Reuse
• Suburban

The Horticulture Center at the University of Pennsylvania's Morris Arboretum is a complex of five structures. Located at the Arboretum's Bloomfield Farm, the project includes offices, vehicle storage, shops for carpentry, equipment maintenance and other "back of house" uses. The layout of the facility includes a "public courtyard" and a "work courtyard" which are arranged to allow safe access to the public facility for visitors, while permitting the daily horticulture activities to proceed easily.

Phase I was complete in 2010. Due to techniques such as rainwater reuse, stormwater infiltration, green roofs, solar power, and use of local materials, the building is expected to achieve a LEED Platinum certification.

 
Project Team:
Overland Partners Architects , Design Architect:
M2 Architecture, Associate Architect
Bruce Brooks & Associates, MEP Engineers
Andropogon Associates, Landscape Architects
CVM, Structural Engineer
Hunt Engineering, Civil Engineer
W.S. Cumby, Contractor
Aramark, Commissioning Agent

Sustainable Sites: stormwater management, native meadows, multiple green roofs and light pollution reduction.

Water Efficiency: rainwater collection for irrigation and toilet flushing.

Energy & Atmosphere: Extensive daylighting for offices and garages, ground source heat pumps, solar photovoltaics and solar water heating

Materials & Resources: construction waste recycling, locally quarried stone, re-use of salvaged concrete paving, Pennsylvania FSC wood

Indoor Environmental Quality: Underfloor air delivery system, operable windows, building flush-out prior to occupancy, low-emitting materials, daylighting and views for all staff.