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Winton Woods Campground Office and Retail Building
 General
Contractor
DER Development Company, LLC
750 US Highway 50, Milford, OH 45150
www.derdevelopment.com
Architect
McGill, Smith, Punshon
3700 Park 42nd Drive, #190B, Cincinnati, OH 45241
www.mcgillsmithpunshon.com
General Description
Sustainable
Location:
Cincinnati, Ohio
Date Bid: May 2008 Construction Period: June 2008 to Nov 2008
Total Square Feet: 2,300 Site: .25 acres.
Number of Buildings: One.
Building Size: First floor, 2,300; total, 2,300 square feet.
Building Height: First floor, 21’; total, 21’.
Basic Construction Type: New.
Foundation: Cast-in-place, reinforced, pier & grade beam.
Exterior Walls: Fiber cement board siding, curtainwall. Roof:
Reflective. Floors: Concrete. Interior Walls: CMU, wood stud
drywall.
The intent on this building was to be a practice round for the Hamilton
County Park District (Ohio) at building green. They decided to take a
shot at environmentally conscious design by targeting green products,
design, management and intent to better understand the thought process
that goes into a LEED-certified building. Park planners engaged Dan
Montgomery (AIA, LEED(R)) of McGill Smith Punshon Architects in the
design and drawing of the building. This was to be the monument that
welcomed their campers into the Winton Woods Campground, providing them
a place to check in, gear up and use as a resource during their camping
experience. Todd Palmeter, Park Planner and Tim Hendrixson, PE, Park
Engineer were the park planners tapped to manage this project and were
involved from the beginning in working with Dan Montgomery on the
design. Todd, a landscape architect, and Tim, a civil engineer, both
influenced the selection of many of the green finish products as well as
worked to design parts of the project that synergized with their
competencies.
Green products that were used range from cement board siding,
solar-reflecting roofing, green certified lumber, cast stone veneer,
geothermal HVAC, waterless urinals, energy-efficient lighting fixtures,
and natural lighting just to name a few. The building oriented itself to
face the western exposure with a large Low-E curtain wall to a gather up
all the sunlight possible for natural lighting. Additionally, there was
a construction waste management plan in effect on site. This meant that
all construction materials were to be separated according to pure waste,
recyclable materials, renewable materials, or reusable materials. All
products shipped to site were requested to be shipped using as little
paper, cardboard, plastic, etc. as possible so as to minimize waste.
Approximately twenty cubic yards of actual non-renewable waste was
created on the job a very minimal amount. Prime contractors were
required to submit estimates on their proposed waste and recyclables, as
well as submit records of their actual numbers at the end of the
project. Estimates were beaten across the board.
Altogether the project was completed successfully, on time, and to the
owner's great satisfaction. It was amazing to see a building comprised
of lumber, structural steel, fiber cement siding, masonry, and glass go
up with the intent on short-term paybacks on utilities and overall
low-impact on the environment. Everyone involved felt that it was
sending the right message in a place where the great outdoors are a
priority.
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