Kirksey Architecture

Founded in 1971, Kirksey Architecture began as a small commercial architecture firm and today has evolved into a diverse organization of 12 specialized and practiced groups, each focusing on a particular business segment. Kirksey is headquartered in Houston, Texas on a LEED certified corporate campus.

Kirksey specializes in designing health-conscious buildings. This was formalized through the creation of the EcoServices team, a private think-tank and consulting group whose focus is to mainstream environmentally friendly building practices. The team educates other firm members and the community on green building practices. A basicGREEN program was developed that prescribes sustainable design measures to be implemented on every project, regardless of LEED Certification and at no added cost to the project.

Kirksey currently has over 27,000,000 sq ft (2,500,000 m²) of LEED projects certified or underway, and has designed many of Houston's first LEED buildings including:

1st LEED certified building in Houston (Silver, New Construction)
1st LEED CI in Houston (Silver, Commercial Interiors)
1st LEED EB in Texas (Existing Building, our own corporate headquarters)
1st LEED CS (Core and Shell), which is also the 1st Gold certified building, in Houston

Kirksey retrofitted their building to become the first LEED EB (existing building) certified in Texas as well as operating internally as a green company for many years through recycling efforts, tree planting, green cleaning programs, and alternative transportation incentives for employees.

Notable Kirksey projects

Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza in the Texas Medical Center

Kirksey Headquarters, Houston, Texas – LEED for Existing Buildings
SpawGlass Construction Corporation, Houston, Texas – LEED Silver for New Construction
American Heart Association, Houston, Texas – LEED Certified for New Construction
Satterfield and Pontikes Headquarters, Houston, Texas – LEED Gold for Core and Shell
DNA Westway I, Houston, Texas – LEED Gold for Core and Shell
HealthSouth Medical Center, "Digital Hospital", Birmingham, Alabama
Palisade Palms, Galveston, Texas
University of Texas Health Science Center, South Texas Research Facility, San Antonio, Texas
University of Houston, Calhoun Lofts, Houston, Texas
Texas A&M University, Agriculture Headquarters Building, College Station, Texas
The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa, Houston, Texas
Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, Houston, Texas
Texas Woman’s University, Houston, Texas
Tellepsen Downtown Family YMCA, Houston, Texas
Astrodome Parking Project, Houston, Texas

Awards

Texas Woman's University won many awards including interior design awards from IIDA and ASID

#1 Largest Houston-Area Green Architect, Houston Business Journal, 2010
Houston Business Journal’s Landmark Award for the University of Houston Calhoun Lofts and CITYCENTRE (The Lofts), 2010
ASID Design Award, First Place: Hospitality/Restaurant for FiveSeven Grille, 2009
IIDA Design Excellence Award - Small Corporate for Central Houston Offices, 2009
Houston Business Journal’s Landmark Award for Yellowstone Academy and Texas Southern University's School of Public Affairs, 2009
Texas Construction Magazine's Best of 09', Best of Office Projects for Friedkin Companies Campus, 2009
Houston Business Journal’s Fast 100 Enterprise Champion, 2008
Mayor’s Proud Partner Award, 2008
Greater Houston Partnership, 2008 Quality of Life Visionary Green Building Award
Houston Business Journal, Houston’s Best Places to Work, 150-500 employees, 2008
USGBC Outstanding Environmental Team for SYSCO, 2008
Texas Construction Magazine's Best of 08’, Award of Excellence Higher Education for Houston Community College Learning Hub & Science Center, 2008
Texas Construction Magazine's Best of 08’, Best of Office/Corporate for Granite Westchase II, 2008
Greater Houston Partnership’s Houston’s Greatest Mid-Size Company, 2007
TSA Design Award, Commercial New Construction, 2007
IIDA Design Excellence Award - Institutional/Education, 2007
AIA Houston Chapter, Award: Interiors, 2007
AIA Houston Chapter, Honor Award: Architecture, 2007
American Subcontractor’s Association, Houston Chapter, A/E Firm of the Year, 2007

References

Horizon Wind Energy Houston offices

"Urban Growth Equals Smart Growth', "Texas Construction," February 1, 2009.
"Designing better places to work among the specialties at Kirksey', "Houston Business Journal," September 26, 2008.
"Giants 300', "Building Design & Construction," July 1, 2008.
"The Growing Importance of LEED-EB', "Texas Real Estate Business," May 1, 2008.
"Top 500 Design Firms 2008', "Engineering News-Record," April 21, 2008.
"2007 #3 Largest Houston-Area Green Architects", page 8b. Houston Business Journal, November 25, 2008.
"2009 #7 Largest Houston-Area Architectural Firms", page 6b. Houston Business Journal, June 5, 2007.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Harris-County-commissioners-chooses-Kirksey-10808321.php

External links

Kirksey.com