University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Construction began in 2010 on the first phase of this three-phase $64 million apartment-style housing complex on the south side of the University of Northern Iowa campus. Our firm was hired to provide design development, construction drawings, and construction related services for exterior site improvements including specialty paving and landscape design. Our site design seeks to treat the water quality volume on site through a series of perched water table biocells with soils and plantings engineered by RKLA. The integration of this technology in a traditional campus demonstrates that sustainability works in urban spaces. Phase I and Phase II achieved LEED Silver certification.