Yountville Town Center, Yountville, Calif.
by Jonathan McGaha | 31 May 2010 12:00 am
The town of Yountville embarked on a master planning process in 1998 that envisioned a new sustainably designed center located in the middle of town where residents could meet, learn, play and celebrate. Through successful community participation and perseverance, construction began in 2008.
The Yountville Town Center consists of a new 10,000-square-foot (929-m2) facility, renovation of the existing 8,500-square-foot (790-m2) community hall and a 1,000-square-foot (93-m2) sheriff’s substation addition to the adjacent post office. The three civic buildings frame a new Yountville Town Square.
The new building houses a branch library, multipurpose room, teen center, meeting and program spaces. Since sustainability was a priority of Yountville’s leadership, the project features a ground source heating and cooling system; a 38-kilowatt photovoltaic array; low-flow plumbing fixtures; environmentally preferred building materials; efficient lighting and daylighting; natural ventilation; water-conserving landscape; and an innovative subsurface irrigation system.
Completed in November 2009, McElroy Metal Inc.’s “Green Roof Solution” was chosen for the project, which is expected to achieve LEED Platinum status from the U.S. Green Building Council.
The approximately 250 squares (2,323 m2) of roofing envelope incorporated four green roof elements, including CETCO’s StrongSeal SA waterproofing underlayment derived from recycled tire crumb rubber; McElroy Metal’s 16-inch (406-mm) Medallion Lok standing-seam roof panels; Valspar’s Texas Cool Slate Gray paint coating; and United Solar Ovonic LLC’s photovoltaic laminates integrated onto the standing-seam roofing panels. The roofing envelope contributed toward overall LEED credits in Sustainable Sites, Materials and Resources and Energy and Atmosphere.
Owner: Town of Yountville
General contractor: Swank Construction, Vacaville, Calif.
Architect: Siegal and Strain, Emeryville, Calif.
Roofing contractor: Peterson Dean, Newark, Calif.
Solar contractor: Marin Solar, Marin, Calif.
Coating: Valspar, Garland, Texas, www.paintandcolor.com
Metal roofing panels: McElroy Metal Inc., Bossier City, La., www.mcelroymetal.com
Photovoltaic panels: United Solar Ovonic LLC, Auburn Hills, Mich., www.uni-solar.com
Underlayment: CETCO, Hoffman Estates, Ill., www.cetco.com
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