Kroon Hall, Yale School of the Environment

The first project I worked on at Hopkins Architects was Kroon Hall for the (then) Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. I joined at the start of Construction Documents and saw the project through to completion in early 2009 including five site visits in 2008 during construction.

The building is LEED Platinum and incorporates a wide range of sustainable features including rooftop photovoltaics, solar hot water heaters, rainwater harvesting and ground source heat pumps.

It won several awards including AJ100 Building of the Year Award and an RIBA International Award.

• Architect: Hopkins Architects
• Executive Architect: Centerbrook Architects
• Structural Engineer: Arup
• Civil Engineer: Judith Nitsch Engineering
• Building Services Engineer: Arup
• Sustainable Consultant: Atelier Ten
• Landscape Architect: Olin Partnership
• Cost Consultant: Faithful & Gould
• Code Consultant: P.R. Shermann Inc
• Main Contractor: Turner Construction Company

Yale University: Kroon Hall – Education – Hopkins Architects

As the symbolic new home for the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale, Kroon Hall is designed as an iconic demonstration of the School’s ideals and values. The University’s greenest building to date, it has been awarded the coveted LEED-Platinum designation, approaches carbon neutrality and is a living laboratory for both students and faculty alike.

www.hopkins.co.uk

Kroon Hall

Completed in 2009, Kroon Hall is Yale's first LEED Platinum building and serves as the School of the Environment's central hub of activity.

environment.yale.edu