May 12th, 2011
The Cedar River Complex in Osage, IA has obtained LEED certification status, according to building architects Bergland + Cram. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an industry wide standard for verifying sustainable building criteria established by the United States Green Building Council.
“The CRC has been a huge investment for our community,” says Osage Mayor Steve Cooper. “The LEED certification shows our commitment in providing an energy efficient level of operation that should help sustain this facility for many years.”
The 67,500 square foot building houses a wellness and aquatic center, museum, and community auditorium. Adjacent to Osage City Park and Osage High School, the Complex was built to maintain open green space throughout 75% of the site with minimum new parking added. Per LEED requirements, high recycled content building materials are used and extra effort was made to obtain these materials within a 500 mile radius.
Geothermal heating and cooling is used throughout the building, including to heat the pool. Large expanses of glass daylight the spaces and create views to the outside for users. An exception to this is the museum, which requires a controlled environment.
“Osage has a long history of energy conservation and this is just the latest attempt of staying in the lead,” Cooper states. “We take great pride in having a fine facility like the CRC and meeting the requirements of LEED just adds to the prominence that this facility offers to the public.”
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April 4th, 2011
At this year’s annual meeting, Bergland + Cram accepted the Spirit of Community Award from United Way of North Central Iowa. We are honored to be a part of helping United Way do wonderful and valuable things in our community.
Architect Martha Huntington, AIA, recently contributed to The Journal of the Taliesin Fellows regarding her work on the Historic Park Inn Hotel and City National Bank. With construction currently underway, look for this important north Iowa project to be completed this summer!
February 9th, 2011
Monsieurs Doug, Joe, Nate, Ken and Andy put their heads together during a recent design charrette. That is, an intense session of collaboration, activity and idea generation to work out the particulars of a project. Really, it’s a brainstorming session. But it just sounds so much more designer-ish in French.
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January 6th, 2011
Our staff reveals their 2011 New Year’s resolutions:
“Study for, take and (cross my fingers) pass the NCIDQ.” – Dana
“Increase my outdoor activities and travel with my family.” – Joe
“As a new mom, I’ll try to give my dogs more attention and myself some sleep.” – Kristy
“I don’t believe in resolutions. Why wait for the end of the year/start of the next to do something that is supposed to be important to you.” – Scott S
“To be able to keep up with all of my kids activities!” – Mike
“On New Years Eve I was walking on a gorilla path in the Congo and the only thing I was thinking about was staying alive, so this is my resolution for 2011: Live everyday to the fullest and be considerate to all.” – Randy
December 3rd, 2010
Wondering what the staff at Bergland + Cram is up to lately? Check out the Hancock County Memorial Hospital Addition in Britt, Iowa and the Mason City Downtown Redevelopment Project.
November 1st, 2010
Bergland + Cram is proud to launch our redesigned website complete with current projects and behind the scenes stories about our work. Meet the brilliant minds in the ‘People’ section and find out what we’re up to. Check back for project updates and to catch the latest happenings around the office!
