Wentworth Commons
Chicago, Illinois- Size: 68,535 SF
- Cost: $10.5M
- Completion Date: October 31, 2005
- Benchmarks: LEED Certified
Wentworth Commons boasts a powerful combination: supportive affordable housing with environmental friendliness in mind. Considered a low-impact addition to the city’s infrastructure, the complex features a renewable energy source in its roof-mounted 33 KwH photovoltaic solar energy system, which on a peak day, produces 25 percent of the building’s electricity.
Sustainable Features
- 25% of electricity supplied by photovoltaic solar panels
- Recycled content and regional materials
- Efforts to reduce heat island effect roof/non-roof
- Rain gardens and bioswale
- Energy Star appliances
- Rapidly renewable materials
- Low VOC-emitting finishes and materials
- Integrated envelope and high efficiency mechanical equipment coupled with heat recovery
Awards
- Richard H. Driehaus Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design
- AIA National Housing Committee, “Show Your Green” Award, 2006
- Urban Land Institute, Community Vision Award, 2006
- City of Chicago, GreenWorks Award, 2006
- Meritorious Achievement Award, National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies, 2006
