Photo by Jon Silver

Location:
1501 E. Madison St., Seattle

Total cost:
$30 million

Construction cost:
$18.5 million

Size:
50,000 square feet; six stories

Tenants:
Bullitt Foundation, Cascadia Green Building Council, University of Washington’s Integrated Design Lab

Tenant move-in:
January 2013

Grand opening:
April 22, 2013 (Earth Day)








The team

Owner: Bullitt Foundation

Developer: Point32

Architect: Miller Hull Partnership

General contractor: Schuchart

Mechanical/electrical engineer: PAE Consulting Engineers

Structural engineer: DCI Engineers

Building envelope consultant: RDH Building Envelope Consultants

Water system engineer: 2020 Engineering

Energy consultant: Solar Design Associates

Civil engineer: Springline Design

Landscape architect: Berger Partnership

Lighting consultant: University of Washington’s Integrated Design Lab

Shoring design: CT Engineering

Surveyor: Bush, Roed & Hitchings

Geotechnical engineer: Terracon

Photo by John Stamets

250 years:
Lifespan of the building, as designed

1.1 million kilowatt hours per year:
Total energy use by typical existing Seattle office building

230,000 kilowatt hours per year:
Expected total energy use in the Bullitt Center

230,000 kilowatt hours per year:
Expected total energy generation by on-site photovoltaic array

14,300 square feet:
Area of photovoltaic array on the Bullitt Center roof

44,750 square feet:
Area of photovoltaic array needed for a conventional building built to Seattle’s current code

82 percent:
Amount of the building that is naturally daylit

100 percent:
Amount of perimeter spaces that can be ventilated or cooled with operable windows

400 feet:
Depth of geothermal wells used to heat and cool the building 26: Number of geothermal wells

100 percent:
Project’s energy needs using on-site renewable energy on a net annual basis

83 percent:
Total energy savings over a typical commercial office building built in Seattle

56,000 gallons:
Size of the cistern in the basement to capture rainwater

362:
Number of common hazardous “red list” materials avoided in the Bullitt Center

21:
Number of bus routes within 0.5 mile

24:
Number of Zipcars within 0.5 mile

98 of 100:
Walk Score for 1501 E. Madison St., according to www.walkscore.com

300 miles:
Radius for purchasing all steel, concrete and other heavy materials

600 miles:
Radius for purchasing all wood

160:
Approximate number of construction jobs created