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2 SMART, HEALTHY, AND SUSTAINABLE

2.1 OVERVIEW
The redevelopment of 14 @ Irving integrates a variety of proven design strategies that support a smart, healthy, and sustainable
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building for its occupants and for the community. These strategies are informed by the climate, building geometry and orientation,
client goals and design team input from our high-performance building workshop, as well as design analytics including energy and
daylight analysis, and the LEED Gold aspirations of the project. The intent of implementing a wholistic sustainability approach will
be to develop a building that consumes less resources, is easy to operate, responds to a changing environment, and is flexible and
adaptable to changing user preferences.
Proposed strategies for the project include an optimized building envelope that is High-Performance in terms of assembly and
tuned for daylighting with a high Light to Solar Gain (LSG) ratio, LED lighting coupled with daylight dimming, efficient HVAC
systems with heat recovery and dedicated outdoor air (DOAS) for improved ventilation, an Advanced Building Automation System,
and on-site renewable energy production which will further increase building performance and reduce operating costs. The team
will continue to explore strategies during the DD phase that are synergistic to our smart, healthy and sustainable building goals.

2.1.1 SMART
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14 @ Irving, located in the heart of Manhattan’s Innovation Corridor, is a paradigm shift in how buildings will connect with their
occupants and the surrounding community.
Can a building be more than a physical structure? Can it be a connector? A relationship builder? Can it foster mentorship, and can
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it respond in real-time to the needs of its occupants? We believe technology can enable 14 @ Irving to be this, and more.
14 @ Irving seeks to foster intentional and unintentional collisions of people, knowledge, resources, and experiences. Through
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engagement with the surrounding community, it seeks to provide strength and resiliency at many levels, to lift each individual
entity to a greater level of success than it could achieve on its own.
We set out to explore these goals, actions, and responses through a series of human-centered challenges likely to be faced by
building stakeholders. A response to each challenge is provided to demonstrate the ability of a SMART building to create an
unmatched community experience for all stakeholders at 14th @ Irving.
Details of our exploration found HERE. This strategy document will synthesize how goal-oriented responses can be realized
through the implementation of building systems and technologies, engineered to exchange information in a specific way.

2.1.2 LEED
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14 @ Irving is pursuing certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating
System™, a widely-accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. The
project takes a holistic approach to sustainable development by targeting performance according to LEED credits focused on
human and environmental health. The project’s design incorporates a comprehensive strategy toward sustainable design. The
desire to create a healthy and vibrant tenant experience will be supported with special attention to indoor air quality and building
materials. Energy and water efficiency will be carefully assessed throughout design and implemented through a high performance
envelope and efficient HVAC systems, irrigation systems, lighting, controls, and plumbing fixtures.

14th @ IRVING WSP
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