Architect: Michael Green Architecture
Mechanical Engineer: McKinstry
The Catalyst Building is a five-story, 159,000-square-foot facility in Spokane’s South Landing Eco-District neighborhood. The Catalyst Building demonstrates new building techniques, materials, and a sustainable shared energy model that is central to the goal of making Catalyst one of the largest zero-energy buildings in North America and one of the first zero-carbon buildings to be certified by the International Living Future Institute.
The idea behind the Catalyst Building was to create a real-world model for sustainable, efficient, and forward-looking development in which smart buildings are deeply integrated with the grid and talk to each other to better manage demand while leveraging on-site renewable energy generation and storage during peak loads.
ATS provided the facility with an integrated Alerton and Delta Controls building automation system that includes the Delta Controls’ O3 sensor hub capable of detecting sound, motion, light, and temperature with high accuracy. In addition, ATS provides ongoing support and preventative maintenance, including continual testing of high-efficiency sequences — constantly improving efficiency at the facility.
