Cascadia/Eugene: Tour of Viva! (Hummingbird Wholesale) on 11/29
Design Spring
Presents
TOUR OF VIVA!
(AKA Hummingbird Wholesale)
Nir Pearlson Architect, Inc.
The
original 1940s 24,000 s.f. warehouse was converted into a 2-story 36,000 s.f.
mixed-use building incorporating: food production & distribution, an
incubator kitchen, light manufacturing, offices, healing arts practitioners, a
sandwich shop, and a public community room. Expressing the owners’ deep
commitment to sustainability, the building features: a highly insulated
envelope; high-efficiency ground & air-source split HVAC systems; maximized
daylighting via skylights, solar tubes, windows & clerestories; grid-tied
PV and hot water solar arrays; in-house utility & energy monitoring;
minimized interior finish cladding; accessible utility lines; straw-bale
demonstration wall; reclaimed & friendly finish materials; and rain
gardens.
Nir Pearlson Architect, Inc. has been providing a full range of architectural services on commercial & residential projects since 2003. Working with local community-based owner-developers, the firm has designed an array of building types, including: fabrication facilities, offices, restaurants & kitchens, a grocery store, a brewery, an Earth Advantage 800 s.f. home, and the Viva! building.
Want to call ahead and order a sandwich from the onsite Not Your Mom’s Sandwich Shop? Call 541-357-4581.
Tuesday, November
29th, 2011 | Eugene, OR
Time: 12:00p.m.—1:00p.m. Tour starts
promptly at 12:00p.m.
Location:
150 Shelton-McMurphey Blvd.
Eugene OR
Cost:
Free for members and students; $5 for non-members
Please
RSVP – space limited!
Contact: Jenna Garmon
phone: 541.682.5541
email: eug...@cascadiagbc.org
Please bike, walk, carpool or take a bus.
About the
Eugene Branch of Cascadia:
The
Eugene Branch of Cascadia generates momentum towards a sustainable built
environment by facilitating education and connections and celebrating our
community. We host monthly lunchtime presentations and tours and
quarterly evening events on the latest green building topics. Visit us at www.cascadiagbc.org/branches/or/Eugene or Find us on Facebook.