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In The Winery

and natural resources, the materials used in most
Morton buildings are manufactured within 500
miles of each building site,” Milby said.

What’s On the Horizon

Now that sustainability solutions are more attain-
able, there are numerous trends to consider for
your operation.

“I think the rise in mass timber structures is very
exciting,” Gentry of goCstudio architecture + design
said. “We’ve used cross-laminated timber compo-
nents on a smaller scale—like our renovation of
the Substantial space in Seattle. Mass timber struc-
tural components require less than one-fourth the
carbon emissions to produce compared to steel or
concrete components,” he said. “There’s an ele-
mental beauty to cross-laminated timber panels
and glue-laminated structural beams that’s com-
patible with a lot of the winery spaces we love to
imagine.”

Milby of Morton Buildings is thrilled to see the
trend of reusing old building materials in new
buildings. “It connects the new and the old with
really interesting and popular interior designs. At
the same time, it’s helping the environment: fewer
items put into landfills and less harvesting of mate-
rials, such as woods and minerals, along with the
impact of not manufacturing new building prod-
ucts,” he said.

Schumm is hopeful about energy storage and
electricity. “I think thermal and electricity storage is
becoming more important and cost-effective. Soon,
you’ll have electricity storage onsite to dispatch
when it’s most advantageous for you. This trend
will grow significantly,” he said. “Additionally, elec-
trify everything. If you’re able to transition from
any kind of combustible—natural gas, diesel, any-
thing—to electric, you’re reducing C02 emissions as
well as relying on 100% renewable energy.”
“The consumer appetite for environmental design
and interest in learning about the process of bev-
erage making has pushed wineries to evolve into
more of a destination than ever before, and it’s
been really great to see how this industry embraces
this new role,” said Rossignol of Edge Architecture.

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