The 18,000 square feet facility, located at 3641 Holdgrege Avenue, is the first LEED CI Platinum project in Los Angeles and the 47th LEED CI Platinum project worldwide.
Designed by architecture and design firm tvsdesign, the showroom, which was a former warehouse built in 1956, incorporates many environmentally sensitive measures, including its location within an area close to public transportation, local businesses, and restaurants; energy efficient light fixtures and occupancy sensors throughout the space. MBDC, BIFMA level and GREENGUARD certified products and materials have been used in the showroom to assure an environmentally responsible interior and superior indoor air quality.
According to Lori Gee, director of workplace solutions of Herman Miller, 20% of the building materials and products in the project were manufactured within 500 miles of the site. In addition to this, a construction waste management plan ensured that over 85% of all construction waste was recycled and diverted from landfill during construction.
Steve Clem, the showroom’s lead architect and interior designer and principal at tvsdesign, says that the showroom utilizes an energy efficient, programmable electrical infrastructure, which includes the latest advancements in power distribution through the company’s energy manager device and subsidiary Convia’s Energy Track Reporting Tool.
The Convia Energy Track Reporting Tool displays the showroom’s actual energy usage on a simple and intuitive dashboard interface. Energy monitoring chips built into Convia-enabled control components allow for accurate reporting through the Energy Track tool at a specific zone or circuit level within the space. As a result, the granular and highly accurate data allows the company to optimize the showroom’s energy distribution.
