Innovation, Resiliency Create Cornerstone Of Office Tower Design

The "Spark" in Madison, Wis., showcases American Family Insurance's commitment to innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship. The vision for the 158,000 ft2 (14 679 m2), nine-story office tower is to ignite innovation, and the design followed that same goal. Key innovations includ...

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Published inASHRAE journal Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 60 - 64
Main Authors Scheiber, Shana, Lautz, Roger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) 01.06.2021
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc
Subjects
Air pollution
Automation
Building
Censuses
Cold
Construction industry
Cost control
Design
Electric rates
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Energy modeling
Energy recovery
Humidity
Indoor air quality
Innovations
Insurance industry
Office buildings
Resilience
Sensors
United States
User experience
Ventilation
United States
United States > US
Wisconsin
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Summary:The "Spark" in Madison, Wis., showcases American Family Insurance's commitment to innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship. The vision for the 158,000 ft2 (14 679 m2), nine-story office tower is to ignite innovation, and the design followed that same goal. Key innovations include a dedicated and demand-controlled outdoor air delivery system with dual total energy recovery wheels, as well as geoexchange and redundant systems for resiliency.
ISSN:0001-2491
1943-6637