Ford Calumet
Environmental Center
Owner: City of Chicago,
Department. of the Environment
Architect: Studio Gang Architects
Cost: $6.8 Million
dbHMS Role: MEP/FP Design

Sachin Anand assisted the winning design team with Studio Gang Architects for this competition which included design entries from 104 countries.  The project is a 27,000 square foot educational environmental center with a goal of LEED Platinum.  The project incorporates unique systems such as earth tube, radiant heating and cooling, living machine for waste, grey water systems, wind turbines and natural ventilation.  The design team has started work on the this project.