Seabec

2015 November Member Meeting

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Tour of the Terry Thomas Building

Please note that this tour was cancelled due to a lack of interest. 

The Terry Thomas is a highly sustainable, LEED Gold for Core and Shell certified commercial building located in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Wrapped in windows, it is a building designed along a modern aesthetic with a combination of time-tested strategies from the pre-HVAC era and complimentary new technologies. It is Seattle’s first commercial office building structure developed in decades without central air conditioning and is a working demonstration of the possibilities of sustainable design.

The design choices made for The Terry Thomas reflect changing attitudes about the environment, climate change and employee well-being. The building reduces its carbon footprint with no air conditioning, reduced lighting, a feature stair that encourages use, and a single elevator. The passive cooling system features operable windows, automated louvers and a courtyard. Warm air is drawn into the central courtyard, which acts as a chimney, sending it skyward. Glass sunshades, exterior automated blinds, and a reflective roof protects occupants from solar heat gain. Designing to optimize the natural ventilation went hand in hand with enabling natural light to penetrate the building, dramatically reducing the need for electrical lighting. Both strongly contribute to occupants’ well-being, satisfaction and productivity – part of The Terry Thomas’s original vision.

Space is limited to twenty people and priority will be given to 2015 and 2016 SeaBEC members.  Members will receive an email from Penny in early November for registration.

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015

Schedule: 3:00-4:00pm

Location: 225 Terry Avenue North, Seattle Washington 98109

Host: Weber Thompson

Seattle Building Enclosure Council PO Box 725 Mercer Island, WA 98040 www.seabec.org