Morrissey Engineering 4940 Building

Morrissey Engineering 4940 Building

Morrissey Engineering partnered with Architects Sinclair Hille Architects and Holland Basham Architecture to design their permanent headquarters in 2008. Through thoughtful design, the building achieved LEED Platinum Certification in 2009, becoming the first building in Nebraska to achieve the highest level of Green building certification. The headquarters showcases the company's commitment to sustainability and the environment while offering a creative cultural atmosphere. It was a testament to the quality of design standards that provide services achieving the industry's highest levels of operational efficiency, environmental performance, comfort, and functionality.

Services and Awards

  

4940 Building received its 5th LEED Platinum certification in 2026.
4940 Building also received an ACEC Nebraska Engineering Excellence Honor Award in 2010.

 

Features

  • Initially built for $2.2 million at 15,580 SF
  • LEED consulting
  • Energy modeling
  • Fundamental and enhanced commissioning
  • Alternative transportation with designated parking spaces for carpools and energy-efficient vehicles
  • Interior bike storage, changing rooms, and showers
  • 2.5-acre pond water used for rainwater detention from the roof
  • Non-potable irrigation water pumped from the pond
  • Restroom facilities that use water-conserving fixtures - 56% water savings
  • A ground-coupled heat pump system that provides highly efficient heating and cooling
  • Energy recovery unit used to precondition ventilation air
  • Views of the outdoors for 90 percent of occupants from their workspace
  • Daylight harvesting techniques employed by use of a Digital Addressable Lighting Interface system in which every fixture can be individually controlled and dimmed based on available natural light - Lighting Power Density - 0.33W/sf
  • Extensive measurement and verification equipment is incorporated into the design. Mechanical, lighting, general power, and renewable energy systems are individually metered to track building performance accurately
  • Real-time monitoring and analysis of energy performance via a building dashboard, accessible through the company website
  • Enhanced indoor air quality was achieved through the utilization of MERV 13 filters and ultraviolet lamps in each heat pump
  • 25kW Photovoltaic system with an expected annual energy production that will serve at least 20% of the building's energy consumption

The most innovative aspect of this project is the facility's ability to track our systems with precision—a rarity for a building of its size and occupancy. Individual sub-meters allow for more precise energy accounting and system monitoring.

Morrissey Engineering Inc.'s 4940 Building was the first in Nebraska to receive LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of accreditation. The project site is situated in the Roanoke Business Park, a compact development with shared public spaces and proximity to numerous current and future planned services.

During the 2007 design process for Morrissey Engineering's new headquarters, the company was committed to designing an environmentally friendly facility that would create an aesthetically pleasing, functional area surrounding the building. The building's amenities and aesthetics provide approximately 70 employees with more comfortable, highly productive spaces. The single-story office building is nestled in an area redeveloped from a tree farm, overlooking a manufactured pond. It is surrounded by a multi-use business park comprising a mix of offices, retail, and restaurants, connected by walking trails.

The 4940 Building features a mechanical mezzanine/storage area. The 15,580-square-foot building houses Morrissey Engineering, Inc.'s office. It became fully occupied in the fall of 2008. Since 2008, an additional 1,300 square feet have been added to the existing building, increasing its size to 16,880 square feet.

Numerous sustainable design strategies have significantly helped reduce electricity, water, and emissions. These strategies include on-site photovoltaics, a ground-source geothermal heat pump system, rainwater harvesting for irrigation, low-flow plumbing fixtures, daylighting, a digital lighting control system, reflective roofing and parking lot paving materials, recycled materials, and real-time energy consumption monitoring to ensure peak performance. The building also features green amenities that enhance employee convenience and satisfaction, such as a manufactured pond with fountains, skylights, and eight-foot-tall windows providing direct outdoor views, recycling stations, bicycle storage, showers with changing rooms, preferred parking for fuel-efficient vehicles, and carpools. A recent addition to the building was the installation of electric vehicle recharge stations.

Morrissey Engineering, Inc., is the owner and occupant of this building and provider of mechanical, electrical, and technological design services.

 

Project

LEED Platinum Certified New Construction

Location

Omaha, Nebraska

Square Footage

15,580 GSF
1,300 GSF Addition in 2017

Completion Date

October 2008

Architects

Sinclair Hille Architects
Holland Basham Architects