Project Profile
DEP South Central Regional Office Building, Harrisburg, PA
| Client | PA Department of Environmental Protection |
| Building Area | 73,000 GSF |
| Cost | $5,994,000 $79/GSF1 |
| Architect | Kulp Boecker Architects, PC |
| Green Consultants | 7group |
| Status | Completed: May, 1998 LEED® V1.0 Bronze Certified |
1PA 1998 comparable office building average: $80/GSF
Project Highlights
- Water consumption reductions
of more than 20% - Annual energy consumption cost reduction modeled at over 40%
- 2000: Green Building Challenge 2000 (GBC), one of 5 projects
nationwide selected by the U.S DOE to represent the United States at
the international Sustainable Building 2000 Convention in Maastricht,
The Netherlands.
- 1999: One of the first 12 LEED Certified buildings in the U.S.
- 1999: Award-winning video, “Pennsylvania’s First Green
Building,” airs on PBS.
- 1998: PA Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence
- 1998: International Finalist for Civil Engineering Research Foundation Charles Pankow Award for Innovation
High Performance Integrated Design services were provided for this new 73,000 SF office building that was completed in May 1998 to house a regional headquarters facility for Pennsylvania’s DEP. This integrated systems design process incorporated computer-simulated energy modeling utilizing DOE-2 software, and the utilization of media resources to provide a statewide educational tool that would serve as a model for all State agencies, the public, builders, and design professionals interested in green pursuits.