p o r t f o l i o : Green
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Fire Station No. 7 p r o j e c t Denton Fire Station No. 7, Denton
r e s o u r c e s unit pavers : Pavestone; porous paving : Invisible Structures;
c l i e n t City of Denton
concrete materials : Bomanite; masonry units : Acme Brick Featherlite;
a r c h i t e c t Kirkpatrick Architecture Studio
limestone : Superior Stone; cast stone : Advanced Cast Stone; metal
d e s i g n t e a m James R. Kirkpatrick, AIA; David M. Robinson
decking : Vulcraft; architectural woodwork : Hogan Hardwoods; vapor
c o n t r a c t o r Hisaw and Associates
retarders :Tyvek; roof and wall panels : Centria; metal roofing : Berridge;
c o n s u l t a n t s Romine, Romine & Burgess (MEP); Isbell Engineering
fascia and soffit panels : Berridge; metal doors and frames : Ceco; wood
(structural); Kimley-Horn and Associates (civil); Christopher Rus-
doors : Algoma Hardwoods; entrances and storefronts : Vistawall; wood
sell (landscape); Innovative Water Solutions (rainwater harvesting
windows : Pella; unit skylights : Solatube; glass : Guardian; athletic
consultants); Abercrombie Creative (fire station consultant); SCN
surfacing ( indoor ): Mondo
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Architects (consulting architects); Sebesta Blomberg (commissioning agent) p h o t o g r a p h e r Thomas Judd
As the first LEED Gold Certified building in Denton, and
ing technologies such as: 12 geothermal heat pumps,
the first LEED Certified fire station in the state of Texas,
high-efficiency lighting, operable windows in the bunk
Fire Station No. 7 represents a move towards an environ-
rooms, and four 5,400-gallon cisterns that collect runoff
mentally responsible future. Denton-based Kirkpatrick
from the roof. The harvested rainwater is used to irrigate
Architecture Studio has designed a sustainable facility
the landscape grounds. Large windows allow for an exte-
that uses 35-percent less energy than the average build-
rior view from 90 percent of the building. The station is
ing. The 15,000-square-foot facility includes a police
designed to adapt to the city’s rapid growth and provides
substation, community room, office space, and housing
the framework for a future training facility.
for 12 people. Kirkpatrick’s design employs green build-
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ground Floor plan 1 bays 2 Workout room 3 Sleeping quarters 4 Kitchen/Dining 5 Community Room
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