Monday, April 22, 2013

Willow Lane Elementary School Awarded LEED Silver Certification

Let's celebrate Earth Day knowing that another building has been created which supports environmental and social responsibility for sustainability and conservation. Willow Lane Elementary School provides East Penn School District students and residents with a healthier, more energy efficient environment in which to learn!

  
Green design and construction features in this new 85,000 square foot building include:

Optimized east-west solar orientation
Three-story classroom wing to minimize building footprint
The library and classrooms make maximum use of daylight to reduce electricity cost
Exemplary use of Regional and Recycled Materials
Use of low-VOC (volatile organic compound) materials to reduce indoor air contaminant
A High-efficiency HVAC system
Sensor-operated electronic faucets and automatic flush toilets  
All plants outside the school are indigenous to the area     
Encourages walking and biking by provision of continuous pathway
Povides preferred parking for low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

CRAYOLA EXPERIENCE EXPANSION TO BRING EVEN MORE COLOR TO DOWNTOWN EASTON


Image Courtesy JRA


Image Courtesy JRA

The Crayola Experience is in the news!  Check out the link below to WFMZ's most recent segment on this colorful project!  W2A is excited to be a part of this fantastic project!


Wednesday, February 6, 2013

CreditSafe Receives Community Development Award


Now-Featured Wind Bracing

Congratulations to CreditSafe Company for receiving a Community Development award from the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce at their Lehigh Valley Economic Outlook Luncheon on Tuesday January 22, 2013.  CreditSafe is Europe’s most-used supplier of online company credit reports.  The company is headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, UK, with offices in Germany, France, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands.  W2A Design Group is proud to have assisted CreditSafe in launching its US operations on Pond Road in Allentown this past September.

Services provided by W2A included: field survey of existing space; preparation of existing building plans; new space plan in conjunction with Steelcase dealer, IWS, of Allentown; preparation of architectural plans for permitting; selection of finishes; and construction coordination with general contractor, Shane Patrick, of Allentown.  During demolition, unknown building wind bracing was discovered within two walls; it was thus decided to make an architectural element out of the wind bracing and to paint it “CreditSafe Red”.
 
Typical Workstation Cluster

Employee Break Room

Typical Common Work Area
 
Conference Room
 
Employee Break Room

Photographs by Alyssha Eve Csuk