Cherokee Mills

History

A historical setting with the most modern features available in a workspace.

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The Environment

Rafters

Doing Our Part for the Greater Good.

We're Green!

Our goal is to be the most energy efficient business park in Knoxville!

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Cherokee Mills seeks to create an environment where tenants can work together to foster environmental stewardship. To that end, the developers of Cherokee Mills have taken numerous measures to make the campus “green” including:

Lighting

  • Retrofitting the current lighting with t-8 lighting
  • Reducing lighting consumption by 25%
  • Implementing natural light where possible
  • Compact fluorescents on remainder of building
  • LED lights wherever possible
  • Occupant sensing lightning throughout the building, lighting will turn off in areas not used.

HVAC

  • Changing system to energy efficient heating/chiller system
  • Replacing pumps, adding energy efficient chillers
  • Installing an energy management system based on occupancy
  • New system will reduce consumption by 30%

Water

  • Low flow plumbing

Additional

  • Adding bike racks, bike centers and availability of showers
  • Interior plant growth
  • Storage and collection of recyclables/ recycle program
  • Cool Roofing
  • Recycled Carpet tiles
  • Purchase of recyclables
  • Premium spaces for compact cars