Working as an effective team, Re:Vision Architecture was able to deliver one of the highest rated Platinum buildings in the Pennsylvania by achieving 57 points. This beats the current highest rated LEED Platinum Certified building (also held by Re:Vision Architecture and Daley + Jalboot) by four points. Re:Vision Architecture would like to congratulate the entire design team:

Architect: UJMN

Engineer: AKF Engineers

Civil Engineer: Maliora Environmental Design, LLC

General Contractor: Clemens Construction

Sustainability Consultant: Re:Vision Architecture

Owners Representative: Consilience

The Friends decided the renovation of their four-story office building to become a model of energy conservation and environmentally sustainable design. Re:Vision Architecture was engaged at the conceptual design stage to help and facilitate a Green Design Charrette for the owners and design team and address how to integrate sustainable strategies into the design and construction process. This strategy delivered a LEED Platinum certified building that touts the mission of the Friends Center, to "tread lightly on the earth."

Notable Sustainable Features at Friends Center Include:

Geothermal System - Seven 1,500-foot-deep standing column wells to heat and cool the building.

Photovoltaic System - A 10 kilowatt solar voltaic array on the roof to help generate some of the building's electrical needs.

Green Roof - Approximately 12,500-square-foot green roof to help retain stormwater on the site, to help counteract the heat island effect which is prevalent within the urban environment.

Harvesting Stormwater - Harvest stormwater runoff from the roof of the adjacent meeting hall roof and store in cisterns located in the basement of the office building to use for flushing toilets.

Material Re-use - 29 percent of the total cost of materials was reused materials. Office furniture and doors are some of the materials that are reused.

Construction waste - 92 percent of construction waste was diverted from landfills!