University of Minnesota | 17th Avenue Residence Hall
Unique sustainable implementation on six-story student structure.
Facts & Stats
Client
University of Minnesota
Market Type
Higher Education
Square Footage
230,000 SF
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Completion Date
2014
Global Impact Stat
311 Student rooms
The 17th Ave. Residence Hall is a six-story, 600-bed facility with suite accommodations for students and private apartments for advising staff. Each floor has shared semi-private restrooms with showers, three community lounges, study spaces and a floor-lounge for large-group gatherings.
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The main level has a 350-seat dining facility with multiple cooking stations where food is prepared fresh for the residents. It also has classroom space, a technology center and a student lounge. The basement has laundry facilities, music practice rooms, a game room and a community kitchen.
The University required the project to follow the best practices in sustainable building design and meet the State of Minnesota B3 Guidelines. To achieve that, MCE used several energy saving mechanical and electrical systems, such as a variable rate exhaust system for each kitchen hood, make-up air energy recovery units, a rainwater reclamation system, daylight lighting controls, occupancy sensors and LED lighting.
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