This collaborative effort helped us make informed decisions that reduced environmental harm and saved resources, including conducting a life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the environmental consequences of the building's materials and design choices.
The project team's commitment to promoting occupants' comfort and well-being through improved indoor air quality and high-quality lighting, among other sustainable design and operations practices, is noteworthy. Amy Ford, Sustainability Advisor for Spinnaker Group, a Division of SOCOTEC, said, "I am thrilled that Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex has achieved LEED Silver certification. LEED certification consulting was provided by the Spinnaker Group in West Palm Beach, Fla. The incorporation of sustainable LEED design also resulted in maximized energy and water efficiency." "Thanks to the LEED professionals who worked on Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex, more than 1,200 tons of materials were diverted to recycling facilities during the building's construction.
"The Ivey's team was honored to partner with Delaware North, and the design team to bring this beautiful and environmentally responsible project to life," said Ivey's vice president and project manager, Steve Sergis. "We hope this building will serve as an example of beautifully designed, sustainable and efficient LEED design for years to come."Ĭonstruction services were provided by Ivey's Construction on Merritt Island, Fla. "It was a pleasure to work with Delaware North on our third LEED Silver project and to continue to promote the design of healthier, more efficient and less wasteful buildings, particularly in a high-volume, globally visited destination like Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex," said Francisco Alvarado, BRPH vice president and business unit leader for entertainment. By incorporating accessible, visually inviting ramps and staircases, as well as stimulating sensory features and signage, the attraction encourages occupants to engage in physical activity, resulting in an "Innovation in Design" credit toward its certification.ĭelaware North Parks & Resorts at KSC partnered with BRPH, a nationally ranked firm headquartered in Melbourne, Fla., for architecture, design and engineering of its newest attraction. The attraction also earned recognition for its innovative approach to promoting physical activity and improving the health of building users.
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Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex met a variety of requirements to earn LEED Silver certification, including the provision of open outdoor space with native, drought-resistant landscaping heat reductive paving and roofing methods reduction of indoor and outdoor water use enhanced commissioning and verification for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing reduction in building energy costs with energy efficient lighting, efficient HVAC systems and a high-performance building envelope use of recycled building materials a 78 percent/four stream diversion of construction and demolition waste enhanced indoor air quality strategies, including carbon dioxide monitoring, and enhanced exhaust and filtration strategies use of low-emitting/low-VOC building materials and use of green cleaning methods. It was important to us that in creating this attraction, we also create a building that has less of an impact on our environment."
"Space exploration has spurred many environmental innovations that have found common uses here on Earth. "Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex is about educating our guests about what's happening now in space exploration, and what's next," said Therrin Protze, chief operating officer, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The visitor complex is operated for NASA by Delaware North Parks & Resorts at KSC. This is the third structure at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to earn LEED Silver Certification: the 90,000-square-foot Space Shuttle Atlantis ® attraction earned certification in 2014 and the 9,600-square-foot commissary warehouse in 2005. Kennedy Space Center Partners with BRPH, Ivey's Construction and Spinnaker to Create Sustainable AttractionĪ globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement, LEED certification provides a framework for healthy, efficient, carbon and cost-saving green buildings and is backed by an industry of committed organizations and individuals paving the way for market transformation.
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