Northwestern University Kellogg Global Hub Project

Client: KPMB Architects, Architect of Record

Completion:

While the stated goal for the Northwestern University Kellogg Global Hub was LEED Gold, the design team had other ideas and the project was ultimately certified as Northwestern’s second LEED Platinum. An extensive integrative design process led by HJKessler Associates together with the architect, KPMB Architects, and Transsolar led to a super energy efficient building with a dramatic atrium and significant daylight and views throughout. The design of the building and its HVAC system are inextricably linked using radiant heating and cooling systems and a ground source heat pump system. This design significantly reduced the amount of ductwork required and thus allowed significant cost savings in a building that is a full floor shorter than it would have been with a more conventional system.

The integrative process included many university and Kellogg personnel thus ensuring a building that would truly become a community hub.