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Infant Welfare Society of Chicago

Location
3600 W. Fullerton Map

Owner
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago

Architect
SMNG-A Architects
Photo courtesy Leslie Schwartz Photography

The Infant Welfare Society is a 3-story, 39,000 sf medical office building housing a pediatric and women's health clinic and a pediatric dental clinic serving uninsured and underserved women and children. The project is an adaptive reuse of a former bank building most recently used as a YMCA. The building opened in April 2005, when the organization relocated from its former Lincoln Park location - the new Logan Square location is much closer to the population the clinic serves. The project has earned a LEED Certified rating and SMNG-A won a Driehaus Foundation award for the project.

Whole Foods Market - South Loop

Location
1101 S. Canal Map

Owner
Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.

Architect
Heights Venture Architects, LLP

The South Loop Whole Foods Market is a 53,000 sf organic foods grocery store located within the new Southgate Market development. This will be Whole Foods' largest store in Chicago and is seeking a Certified rating under LEED for Commercial Interiors. There are a handful of other grocery stores in the U.S. that have pursued LEED certification (including Whole Foods in Sarasota, Florida and Austin, Texas), and consequently the design team has invested significant effort in exploring the relationship between LEED and food stores.

Greenworks Wind Tower

Location.
2900 W. Ferdinand Map

Owner
Christy Webber Landscapes

Here's a brief update on the latest component in Christy Webber's Greenworks project. A 67' tower is being constructed within the on-site detention pond to house two Aerotecture wind turbines with a total electrical output of 2 kW. The simple but interesting structure is constructed entirely from steel tubes and will be a nice landmark for the 'eco-industrial park'. The Aerotecture product has now been installed on the Near North SRO and won one of Mayor Daley's Greenworks Awards last night, so they're receiving more and more attention. The tower structural design is by Drucker Zajdel Structural Engineers.

Southgate Market

Location
1101 S. Canal Map

Owner
JPS Interests

Architect
Eckenhoff Saunders Architects

Southgate Market is a five-story 'mall' housing several big-box type retailers, including Whole Foods Market, Office Depot, and Linens and Things. The project is seeking a LEED for Core and Shell Certified rating. The developer has publicly questioned the value of the certification, so hopefully his experience on this project will be positive and lead to other green (and LEED) projects.