BCA Architects San Jose Headquarters Named “Green Project of the Year”

BCA Architects' San Jose Headquarters was recognized for being a leading sustainable, energy efficient and water conscious facility

On Tuesday, September 20, BCA Architects, a California educational architectural specialist and an officially recognized Bay Area Green Business, was awarded the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal’s “Green Project of the Year, Private,” recognizing the repurposing, energy-efficient and sustainable design of their San Jose Headquarters.

As part of the annual Structures Awards, which honors the best people and projects in Silicon Valley real estate, the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal recognized the BCA Architects headquarters as the “Green Project of Year” for incorporating old timber trusses, skylights and other historic finds from the original building.  By integrating modernized, energy-efficiency, sustainability and water reduction attributes, BCA Architects was also able to recycle about 84 percent of the existing building structure and divert 89 percent of construction waste from the landfill.

“As architects, we believe in sustainability as a way of life and we believe in leading by example,” said BCA Architect Petya Kisyova, AIA. “We partner with our clients to achieve excellence in design and create high quality built environments for the benefit of the communities that we serve.“

In August 2010, BCA Architects relocated its corporate headquarters to the historic 16,385 square foot Eagle Body Manufacturing building located in the San Jose South First Area (SoFA) arts and cultural district. Improvements to the nearly 90 year-old building included the addition of more than 4,000 square feet of structural upgrades, facade improvement and building system energy-efficiency upgrades to accommodate office use and cost-savings.

The San Jose Redevelopment Agency contributed $630,000 to the $3.1 million historic preservation project that brings approximately 45 more office workers to downtown’s lively SoFA. By preserving the building into a new, state-of-the-art headquarters, BCA Architects exemplifies their commitment to operate a business in a manner that protects, preserves and sustains the environment.

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