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Inter-County
Energy Cooperative
| James L. Jacobus,
ICEC’s President/CEO, says, “...my staff and I requested
that CDS consider, in our concept, the historical integrity
and design of the other buildings...within this community...I
was very impressed with the methodology CDS used in that process
and meeting our desires...” |
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| Inter-County Energy
Cooperative (ICEC) personnel have a new 30,250 sq.ft. headquarters
facility, which replaced their 1950s vintage office building
in historic Danville, Kentucky. A renovated warehouse and truck
parking facility totaling over 20,000 sq.ft. are also located
on the 18-acre Hustonville Road site. |
| ICEC contacted CDS
to first conduct a Feasibility Study to determine the comparative
merits of renovating or building on their existing site or building
on a new site. A Due Diligence report was prepared at the beginning
of the process, which evaluated the issues, advantages and disadvantages
of the existing facilities and site. A multi-dsciplinary team
immersed themselves into ICEC’s culture through intensive
listening sessions with key management members and focus groups
of employees. CDS was able to identify key issues to improve
the customer experience, provide better control of the public
within the facilities, and significantly improve inter-departmental
workflow and communication. The resultant Design Program provided
a good picture of the space and functional needs of the organization
and served as a planning tool to accommodate anticipated change
and growth. The solution was executed in four phases to keep
the business in operation with minimal disruption to customer
service during construction. |
| The approximately $5M
project was designed to complement historic Danville through
the use of similar masonry materials and architectural features.
In keeping with ICEC’s mission, resource and energy conserving
materials, technologies, and systems, such as geothermal heating
and cooling, were used when applicable. |
Additional comments
from Mr. Jacobus,”...I have received numerous
comments from community leaders and the general public of how
much an asset our new building is to this community and how
it doesn’t look like just another “institutional
office structure”, but looks like a structure that blends
in with the historical look of the community.” |
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