Bank of Illinois Earns LEED Silver from USGBC

May 1, 2009

NORMAL, IL...April 28, 2009... The Bank of Illinois in Uptown Normal has been recognized as a ‘green' facility by earning the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver designation from the U.S. Green Building Council.  LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings.

Completed in 2007, the Bank of Illinois building is a four-story, 52,616-square-foot commercial facility that is also home to three other companies including Farnsworth Group, a full-service engineering and architecture firm; the Economic Development Council of McLean County; and the Burwood Group, a technology consulting firm that specializes in IT management and infrastructure solutions.  Farnsworth Group served as the architect/engineer on the building, and also served as the LEED Authority to help ensure the LEED goals were being met.

The building design has a number of green and sustainable features, with an emphasis on occupant comfort, energy efficiency, functionality, LEED performance and aesthetics. Unique design features of the building includes:

• Use of combination of brick columns and sunshades for passive solar control
• Interior light shelves to assist with glare control and to bounce natural light further into the interior of the space
• Occupancy sensors
• Raised access floor throughout with under floor air allowing employees to customize temperature control
• A main recycling room to recycle paper, plastic and aluminum
• Blending of modern materials into traditional styles
• Extremely efficient floor plan
• Emphasis on daylighting and views to the outside
• Centralized mechanical controls
• Landscaping plan using native vegetation requiring no irrigation
• Plumbing system designed with fixtures that reduce water consumption up to 40% compared to traditional fixtures
• Use of building materials that are high in recycled content
• Building materials that came from local sources within 500 miles
• Building systems were commissioned in order to ensure Owner's goals were met and efficiency and functionality were maintained in design and construction

Farnsworth Group, Inc., an employee-owned company, is a full-service engineering, architecture and survey firm, offering clients more than 325 professionals located throughout a nationwide network of offices including Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Georgia, Wisconsin, California, Massachusetts and Mississippi.

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For more information contact:  

Jeff McCombs, Farnsworth Group at 1.309.689.9888 or via email at jmccombs@f-w.com.

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