Rendering courtesy of FitzGerald Associates Architects
SERVICES
Mechanical
Electrical
Plumbing
Fire Protection
Sustainable Design
SIZE
65,000 SF
SUSTAINABILITY
Green Globes Certification
AWARDS
Green Building Initiative (GBI)
Honorable Mention
2021 Green Globes Project of the Year
CLIENT
FitzGerald Associates Architects
WILMETTE, IL
RTM provided MEP/FP engineering design for a new three-story, 64-unit memory care facility for the Village of Wilmette, one of Chicago’s prestigious North Shore suburbs. The project was designed to provide residents with comfortable living spaces, dining facilities, and common areas, including a second-floor outdoor garden and patio.
In addition to meeting the need for senior housing options in the Village of Wilmette, this project also brought the opportunity to bring sustainability and wellness to a senior living community to support the health of its residents.
To achieve approval of this development, the design team approached the Village Board to educate them around Green Building and the Green Building Initiative (GBI). Together with Fitzgerald Associate Architects and Artis Senior Living, the team was able to obtain approval from the Board to pursue Green Globes design. Artis Senior Living was able to achieve the goals and recommendations the Village had set under their Wilmette Sustainability Plan and become the first Green Globes certified building in the Village.
The final project design and construction achieved all of the performance goals set by the team including energy performance, water use reduction, use of environmentally friendly materials, and an indoor air quality environment that will support the residents for years to come.