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The St. Anthony Foundation (SAF) project is a 43,000-square-foot,
five-story building with a full basement. The new building will
be located in a dense urban area in the footprint of an existing
building, close to transportation and neighborhood services. The
project includes a kitchen and dining room, a clinic on the second
floor, and offices on the third, fourth, and fifth floors. The basement
will be used for food storage, receiving, and kitchen volunteer/staff
facilities. Roof terraces are located at the second and fifth floors.
The project is registered under the LEED for New Construction rating
system with the goal of achieving a LEED Silver rating. SAF's goal
is to reduce the building's total annual energy use by over 30%
using efficient heating and cooling systems. And the use of low-flow
plumbing fixtures, such as dual-flush toilets, will reduce the amount
water the building consumes by about 20%. Carpet, paint, and adhesives
used in the project will be low-VOC-emitting products, reducing
the offgassing of harmful chemicals into the interior environment,
and many of the other building materials used in the project, such
as concrete and steel, have high levels of recycled content. Furthermore,
the builders intend to recycle over 75% of the demolished materials
and leftover construction scrap.
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