A building is not just a building. More space translates into a concert with a live audience. A public podcast booth becomes an opportunity for anyone to create their own audio. The community lobby provides space for debates and classroom activities. And an adjacent park makes free concerts and community events possible for the first time in CPR’s 64+ years.
Being able to connect with this community is exciting, but so are the building materials and process itself is also compelling:
- Mass timber construction: This will be one of the first buildings in Ohio – and, to our knowledge, the first broadcast facility in the country – using this method and material. It’s a renewable resource and shortens the construction timeline.
- Creating a Tight Building Envelope: Ensuring the building envelope is well sealed minimizes air infiltration, helps to keep the building temperature stable, promoting energy efficiency and keeps humidity levels in check, and prevents the growth of mold.
- Energy Efficiency and Healthier Building: Radiant heating and cooling requires less air movement which diminishes the ambient noise levels (always good in a radio station) and minimizes transmission of airborne as much as possible. Bringing in fresh outside air regulates the CO2 levels and quality air filters lower pollutants. Radiant temperature control allows the building occupants to stay more comfortable at a lower or higher temperature range (season dependent) because only the area near the floor is controlled allowing the large volume above to adjust naturally.
- Water and Solar Efficiency: Water-Sense fixtures to reduce the water usage by 45% and automatic touchless faucets and native drought resistant plants require no irrigation. Solar panels may offset 5% of the building’s energy demand.
CPR is working with emersion DESIGN and SKANSKA to ensure this CPR’s new building meets or exceeds all the standards for LEED Gold Certification.