Toronto, Canada - "LEED, Green, Sustainability: Effects on Central Plant Construction", Jim Edward, LEED AP, Presenter

Des Moines, Iowa - "ASHRAE 90.1-30 Percent Energy Reduction by 2010", Jeff Boldt, PE, LEED AP, Presenter; "50 to 50: Roundtable Discussions of Practical Sustainability Solutions", Scott Bowman, PE, LEED AP, Presenter

Denver, Colorado - "Noise Control in Multipurpose Rooms" - Clare Seip, Presenter

Madison, Wisconsin - "Innovative Displacement Ventilation System", Paul Parry, PE, LEED AP & Wade Ross, PE, Presenters   

Chicago, Illinois - "Lighting Design for Circadian Rhythms", Ingrid McMasters, LC, Presenter. Visit us at Booth #5.

Washington, D.C. - Exhibiting - Visit us at Booth #438.

Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA - "Case Study of a Gold LEED-CI Project: The IIDA Headquarters", John Panek, PE, LEED AP, Presenter

"Check It Out - Our Libraries Evolve to Meed Demands of More Tech-Savvy Patrons", featuring Pete McGhee, Technology Designer

Sound Proof - Gypsum Floor Underlayments Provide Noise Control and More, August 2008, article by KJWW Acoustics Specialist Jon Mooney.

"Academic Center Schools in Electrical Distribution" - article features KJWW project manager, Wade Ross, PE.

"Health-Care Experts Offer Candid Advice on Power Reliability" - article features Rick Gilson, Senior Engineer.

The HVAC Revolution Gains (Geothermal) Heat" - Jan/Feb 2008

KJWW Engineering Consultants, of Rock Island, Ill., is rated by Building Design + Construction magazine as 14th on its Top 50 Engineers listing.

KJWW Engineering Consultants, of Rock Island, Ill, is rated by Engineering News-Record magazine (ENR) as one of the nation’s top 100 green design firms in the nation.

In its first Top Green Design Firms survey, ENR ranked KJWW as 98th with 3 percent of its total revenue in green design last year. The survey measures the green design market based on firms’ 2007 design revenue from projects registered with, and actively seeking LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. The certification is from a third-party rating group – the U.S. Green Building Council.

KJWW currently has 44 LEED-accredited professionals on staff and in 2007 did $1.54 million in green design work.

"KJWW promotes the use of our LEED professionals on project design teams," said KJWW President Paul VanDuyne, PE. "Our emphasis on energy efficiency and environmental sustainability help minimize the impact of the buildings we design."

ENR’s article notes that green building for several years was seen as a novelty, or an extra in building design, but with the sudden surge in energy prices, building green is "no longer an expensive luxury, but an often cost-effective alternative to traditional design."

The Top 100 green design firms generated design revenue of $1.74 billion from green projects in 2007. It accounted for 7.4 percent of the Top 100’s total design revenue.

More than 50 of KJWW’s current projects are seeking LEED certifications, including two projects seeking the highest LEED certification of Platinum. KJWW also is seeking LEED Silver Certification for its recent 17,700-SF expansion to its corporate headquarters.

KJWW Engineering Consultants, P.C., recently completed a 17,700-SF expansion to its corporate headquarters in Rock Island, Ill. to accommodate the firm’s growing structural, mechanical, electrical and technology staff.

The firm has doubled its staff size in the last five years to its current 467 employees located in seven offices. In addition to Rock Island, KJWW has offices in Chicago; St. Louis; Madison, Wis., Des Moines, Iowa; Naperville, Ill.; and Ahmedabad, India.

KJWW is pursuing LEED Silver Certification for the office expansion. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is a certification program and the nationally-accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of green buildings. The certification verifies a project is environmentally responsible, profitable and a healthy place to live and work.

Utility bills show the new addition uses less energy per square foot than the existing building, even though the new building uses substantially more glass for daylighting and views.

The energy efficient design of KJWW’s expansion includes the use of occupancy and daylight sensors in offices and conference rooms. Occupancy sensors turn off the lights if no one is in the space. Daylight sensors limit how many lamps may energize if adequate daylight is present. Daylight is available to more than 75 percent of interior spaces.

Ventilation is provided with a 100 percent outside air unit and ducted directly into each cubicle, office and conference room to optimize indoor air quality. An energy recovery wheel is used on the ventilation system to reduce energy consumption and precondition outside air.

More than 95 percent of construction waste (by weight) was diverted from the landfill and recycled. Much of this was existing concrete and asphalt, but construction waste such as wood, metal and cardboard also was recycled. Certified wood from responsibly-harvested forests was used for exterior sheathing and blocking.

Low contaminant-emitting adhesives, paints, sealants and carpets were specified in the design.

A fully landscaped courtyard with Wi-Fi access is located in the center of the new expansion. Just off the courtyard is a café that serves employees, clients and guests deli-style lunches and specialty drinks.

KJWW worked with the City of Rock Island last year to vacate two blocks of 26th Avenue for the expansion. OPN Architects, Inc., Missman Stanley & Associates and Ryan Companies also worked on the project.

A trade publication recently named KJWW Engineering as one of the best architecture/engineering firms to work for in the nation. Part of the award criteria was creating a pleasant work environment for employees, which KJWW has worked hard to do with this investment. Other offices also are undergoing modifications and renovations to improve work spaces.

An open house for the new addition will be held at 4:30 p.m. June 24.