Bowman and Brooke LLP – LEED-CI Certified
Address: Fifth Street Towers, 150 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Overview:
With their new Minneapolis headquarters, Bowman and Brooke LLP became the first law firm in Minnesota to achieve LEED-Commercial Interiors (CI) certification, and the first nationally located outside of California. The primary design challenge was offering solutions to promote sustainability and an open, collaborative environment in a business practice requiring privacy and security of information – one that traditionally incorporates offices along the entire exterior perimeter. At 60,000 gross square feet, the new workplace for the nationally renowned litigation firm expands three stories and utilizes a three-story central stair as an iconic and commanding organizing element for the space. According to Nolan, the design reflects the firm’s image as cutting-edge litigators and creative legal thinkers through its modulation of space and use of innovative materials. To address the need for daylight and allow staff without exterior offices views and natural light, the floor plan is laid out to provide corridors with exterior views, and the use of large expanses of interior glazing transfers natural light to interior zones, and provides a connection with the outdoors as staff move about the office.
Benefits:
Energy Savings:
- The space makes optimum use of natural lighting, minimizing dependence on artificial lighting.
- All new furniture has a minimum of 20 percent recycled content, with an average of 41 percent recycled content.
- More than 70 percent of construction waste was recycled.
Community Economic Benefits:
- Five percent of the firm’s furniture was manufactured locally.
- This is the first law firm in Minnesota to become LEED-CI certified.
