Dunham accepted the ACEC Grand Award for the new Great River Energy Headquarters project. Dunham worked with Perkins+Will Architects and McGough Construction to complete the project, which has earned a LEED Platinum Certification—the highest honor for sustainable green building construction—by incorporating nearby Arbor Lake as a geothermal heating and cooling source. Other sustainable strategies include utilizing thermal displacement ventilation, extensive daylight harvesting, rainwater retention, photovoltaic array and a wind turbine to reduce its carbon footprint.
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Twin Cities Business Magazine Features Dunham in Spotlight Article
A new Twin Cities Business magazine Spotlight section highlights Dunham’s focus on sustainable design practices, provides detail about our LEED®-certified office space and features interviews with President and CEO Katy Kolbeck, Executive Vice President Jay Rohkohl and Vice President Steve Gentilini. (PDF)
Autodesk Presents Revit BIM Experience Award to Dunham Associates
Autodesk, the world’s premiere Building Information Modeling software company, has announced that Dunham Associates, Inc. has been selected to receive the Revit BIM Experience Award. The announcement recognizes Dunham for its early adoption and use of the Revit MEP software for project design and documentation.
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Consulting Specifying Engineer 2008 ARC Awards – Dunham wins Gold for Great River Energy Headquarters
Consulting Specifying Engineer has named the newly completed Great River Energy Headquarters project the Gold Award for the 2008 Arc Awards. Dunham worked with Perkins+Will Architects and McGough Construction to complete the project, which earned a LEED Platinum Certification—the highest honor for sustainable green building construction—by incorporating nearby Arbor Lake as a geothermal heating and cooling source. Other sustainable strategies include utilizing thermal displacement ventilation, extensive daylight harvesting, rainwater retention, photovoltaic array, and a wind turbine to reduce its carbon footprint.
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ED+C Magazine Features Dunham LEED® Project
Environmental Design + Construction magazine’s October issue includes a case study spotlighting Dunham’s new LEED-CI Silver Office Space, including the motivation behind the design, project goals, the impact on transportation, the green products and fixtures, and the resulting certification level. (PDF)
Sustainable Facility Magazine Features Dunham Experts
Sustainable Facility magazine’s September issues includes an article titled “Looking at HVAC,” which features a Q+A session with Dunham engineers Dale Holland and Randy Olson regarding modern HVAC systems and design practices. (PDF)
Dunham Opens Duluth Office
To better serve its northern Minnesota clients and stimulate further growth in the region, Dunham has opened a new office in Duluth, MN.
Great River Energy Headquarters Awarded LEED-NC Platinum Certification
The new Great River Energy Headquarters facility has earned a LEED Platinum Certification—the highest honor for sustainable green building construction—from the United State Green Building Council (USGBC). This honor was achieved by incorporating nearby Arbor Lake as a geothermal heating and cooling source, its utilization of a thermal displacement ventilation system, extensive daylight harvesting, rainwater retention, photovoltaic array, and a wind turbine to reduce its carbon footprint. This is also the first LEED Platinum project in Minnesota.
Dunham Goes 100% Renewable
Dunham’s Board of Directors has approved a motion to sign a contract authorizing the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs), thus committing 100% of the firm’s energy usage to come from renewable sources. The move is part of Dunham’s core belief in ecological stewardship, which it sees as a fundamental responsibility of the engineering profession. Purchasing these RECs at the same quantity as its electricity consumption reduces Dunham’s environmental footprint and guarantees that the energy the firm uses is added to the power grid from a renewable energy facility—thus supporting further development of these facilities.
EC&M Magazine Features Dunham Engineers
Electrical Construction and Maintenance magazine’s February issue features “Seeing Green,” an article that debunks several myths around the costs of sustainable building and features quotes from multiple Dunham engineers on the sustainable building design challenges they’ve faced. (PDF)
Architecture MN Magazine Features Dunham
Architecture MN‘s Jan./Feb. issue includes an article titled “Going Stag is Going Green” that focuses on Dunham’s commitment to green/sustainable design practices and highlights the firm’s recent move from the suburbs to its new LEED-CI Silver Office in downtown Minneapolis.
Dunham Featured in Metro Transit Newsletter
Metro Transit’s newsletter recently highlighted Dunham’s move to downtown Minneapolis, as well as the firm’s decision to subsidize the full monthly cost of Metro Transit Passes—thus reducing the use of individual vehicles by giving each employee unlimited rides on all forms of public transportation. This program also earned Dunham the prestigious “Rookie of the Year Award” at the 2007 Metro Transit Commuter Choice Awards.