Project Team • • • OWNER: Butler Properties LLC, Minneapolis,
www.butlersquare.com // LEED CONSULTANT AND CERTIFICATION
PROCESS MANAGERS: McGough Cos., St. Paul, Minn.,
www.mcgough.com // WASTE-REDUCTION AND -REMOVAL SERVICES: Aspen
Waste Systems, Minneapolis,
www.aspenwaste.com // GREEN-CLEANING SERVICES: ABM Cleaning, Minneapolis,
www.abm.com // PROPERTY
MANAGER AND LEASING AGENT: NorthMarq, Minneapolis,
www.northmarq.com // MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR: Pearson Mechanical Ser-
vices Inc., Stillwater, Minn.,
www.pearsonms.com // LIGHTING SUPPLIER: Voss Lighting, Lincoln, Neb.,
www.vosslighting.com // LOCAL UTILITY
(REBATES): Xcel Energy, Minneapolis,
www.xcelenergy.com // INTERIOR DESIGN: Shea Inc., Minneapolis,
www.shealink.com
congested downtown location and multi-story Butler Square. “Coyer and his crew wanted to Coyer’s work on Butler Square led to
design made it obsolete. Thus began a series maintain the integrity of the building. That a 1974 Honor Award from the Minnesota
of sales and new owners for Butler Square. was their biggest concern from the start.” Society of Architects, 1975 Honor Award from
To bring natural light into the retail and the American Institute of Architects and the
Passing Hands offi ce spaces, Coyer cut a large atrium into Bartlett Award for buildings designed for
Ben Franklin Stores purchased Butler Square the building’s core. His project team took handicap accessibility.
in 1962, using the building only for storage. time to determine how light would enter
After it was placed on the National Register the space and cut the atrium to ensure
Building on
of Historic Places in 1971, a Washington, tenants would receive natural light. “To this
D.C.-based developer, Charles Coyer, pur- day, most tenants have glass facing into the Past Success
chased the building with the intent of atria and windows to the exterior for plenty In 1979, James H. Binger, a former Honeywell
renovating its east half into retail spaces of natural light,” Mauer notes. executive, purchased Butler Square and
(fi rst two fl oors) and offi ces (remaining In addition, Coyer’s team installed an renovated the west half of the building in
levels). Because of the building’s listing underfl oor air-delivery system for electri- a manner that was compatible with the
on the national register, Coyer ensured the cal and mechanical distribution. The UFAD east half while improving the building’s
building’s outer shell was well taken care system allowed Coyer to maintain the overall performance. Mechanical and
of as it was repaired. original douglas-fi r beams and natural- lighting systems were retrofi t with more
“The fi rst major renovation was done in wood ceilings. Little did Coyer know that his energy-effi cient systems. Another atrium
the 1970s and another in the early 1980s,” plans to create an atrium and install a UFAD was created to expose more of the original
says Jane Mauer, president of Butler Proper- system would allow future owners to create structure on the west half. Because of a
ties LLC, Minneapolis, the current owner of an extremely energy-effi cient building. fast-track schedule, the west half of the
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