Acme Salutes America’s First Green Chamber
The civic vision to create America’s first green Chamber building has inspired a renewal in the heart of Texas.
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Texas Downtown Association, Best New Construction Project Keep Texas Beautiful, First Place Civic Award
single building has inspired a movement. With its new headquarters, the Greater Waco Chamber has placed its downtown at the forefront of New Urbanism. Sustainability, for both the environment and society, drove the building’s design. Walls of LEED-regional Acme Brick will weather beautifully and adapt easily, exceeding LEED goals with life-cycle value and low environmental impact for ages. Acme provided full-service support to the project team to exactly match a brick color and texture that would evoke time-honored civic structures. Acme’s LEED-accredited engineers work with architects regulary to help make any building its green best. LEED Gold certification ensures that the Chamber building performs as beautifully as it looks. As a model for green building, the Chamber has inspired the vibrant community emerging around it, with brick as the prevalent finish material. The Chamber’s “Billion Dollar Decade” for downtown Waco is guided by a sustainable development plan to 2050. Acme encourages visionary thinking and honors the team that built the first green Chamber and sparked a legacy that will live beyond LEED. Salome Commerce Center Greater Waco Chamber architect RBDR PLLC C Architects Waco general contractor Barsh Construction Waco masonry contractor Farmer Masonry Waco
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“We are proud to have designed the first LEED-certified chamber of commerce in the nation. The Chamber’s example has inspired a number of renovations and new construction projects nearby that are reaching for LEED certification. By choosing this particular Acme Brick, the client has also made a lasting statement of commitment to urban infill architecture for the city.” — Keith Bailey, AIA, principal RBDR PLLC C Architects
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Nathan Shands
LEED-certified Gold project AGC Texas Building Branch, First Place Outstanding Construction Award