Longfellow Real Estate Partners and Duda|Paine Select View® Dynamic Glass for Durham Innovation District Southern Gateway

The $100M downtown project represents the launch of the Durham.ID
Master Plan

DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Longfellow Real Estate Partners today announced it has selected View®,
the leader in dynamic glass, to be installed as part of two new landmark
downtown office and research buildings that form the Southern Gateway of
the Durham Innovation District (Durham.ID). Nearly 350,000 square feet
will be enhanced with View Dynamic Glass, which intuitively tints to
provide a cutting-edge office environment with abundant natural light,
temperature control, and unobstructed views.

“The goal of Durham.ID is to create a growing hub of entrepreneurship to
fuel big ideas by providing an environment uniquely suited for the
Triangle’s creative class,” said Longfellow Managing Director Jessica
Brock. “View®’s technology delivers an interior optimized around natural
light and comfort, and customized to the specific needs of our partners
– ensuring the best indoor experience to stimulate academic research and
breakthroughs.”

Durham.ID, the city’s new downtown research hub, is designed by Durham’s
Duda|Paine Architects to attract the brightest minds in academia and the
tech industry seeking next generation innovation.

“We saw an opportunity with View® to have the building materials
themselves represent the environment we are designing for Durham.ID,”
said Duda|Paine Design Director, Sanjeev Patel. “The Durham Innovation
District is a place for a forward-looking vision, and View’s smart-glass
technology reflects that spirit of innovation in the architecture
itself.”

Located at the corner of Morris and Hunt at 200 and 300 Morris Street,
the two seven-story office buildings – anchored by the Duke Clinical
Research Institute – are designed and being built to meet the U.S. Green
Building Council LEED Silver standards. View® will help achieve this
goal by reducing energy consumption.

“View’s selection to join this innovation hub is truly exciting,” said
Rao Mulpuri, View® CEO. “Natural light has been proven to increase
productivity and promote improved cognitive thought. View Dynamic Glass
allows light to flow throughout a building unobstructed by blinds or
curtains. With intellectual pursuit at the heart of the project, we
believe our intelligent glass technology will create the type of
comfortable, delightful experience for tenants that inspires innovation.”

Construction of the Durham.ID Southern Gateway in is expected to be
completed by spring 2018.

About View, Inc.

Situated at the intersection of human wellness, smart connectivity, and
energy efficiency, View manufactures View Dynamic Glass, a new
generation of architectural glass that intelligently transitions through
multiple tint states to control the sun’s energy, providing an enhanced
occupant experience and optimum natural light and thermal comfort. View
is driving the rapid adoption of electrochromic glass, having more than
doubled installations of View Dynamic Glass in the last 12 months, with
over 300 completed commercial installations and another 150 in progress
across a variety of commercial markets such as corporate offices,
healthcare, government, higher education, and hospitality. For more
information: www.viewglass.com.
Connect with View on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

About Longfellow Real Estate Partners

Longfellow Real Estate Partners serves the unique demands of science and
technology companies and focuses on the most innovative cluster
locations in the US. The firm acquires and develops facilities in
strategic locations and builds long-term relationships with
research-centric organizations including life science companies,
universities, medical centers and research institutes. The principals of
Longfellow have developed more than 3.5 million square feet of
laboratory and high tech space over their careers including numerous
high profile projects on the East Coast. The Company’s institutional
capabilities and entrepreneurial vision enables Longfellow to deliver
high quality laboratories and innovation space while satisfying each
tenant’s unique requirements. For more information about Longfellow
and/or Durham.ID, please email [email protected].

About Duda|Paine Architects

Duda|Paine Architects provides a full complement of design, interior
design, architectural, planning and master planning services to a
diverse array of international and national corporate, academic,
wellness and cultural arts clients. The firm’s enduring success results
from an idea-based design process that engages participants and fosters
inspiration to achieve visionary built work. For additional information,
please call Sarah Hernandez at (919) 688-5133, [email protected],
or visit http://www.dudapaine.com.

Contacts

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Jeff Platon, 408-493-1354
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