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Welcome to High Performing Buildings |
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 16:35 |
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This award-winning magazine from ASHRAE helps the building industry learn about the benefits of high performance design through case studies of exemplary buildings. As the value and prevalence of green construction continues to grow, so does the need for examples of existing green buildings with actual performance data.
The Winter 2012 edition of High Performing Buildings Magazine offers several, including a California public health office building constructed in 2004 that has increased its ENERGY STAR rating from 91 to 98 in 2010. Operational changes and a program that puts computers into sleep mode have contributed to the improved performance. The Canadian Waterloo Regional Police Investigative Services Building demonstrates how innovative sustainable design can significantly reduce energy use and costs while incorporating the security and design requirements of a crime laboratory. |
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High Performance Buildings Conference
High Performing Buildings magazine's 2012 High Performance Buildings Conference is an opportunity to learn what really works when tackling major improvements in energy efficiency, renewable applications and operating practices. The conference will be held March 12-13 in Mission Valley, Calif., which is near San Diego. More than 45 papers have been submitted. The conference is approved for PDHs, AIA LUs and LEED AP credits. Attendance is limited to 300. Learn More.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 14:54 |
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Waterloo Police Services Building |
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Written by Richard Lay, P.Eng.; Tim Dietrich, P.Eng.; and Victor Halder
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 15:59 |
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Evident Efficiency
This Canadian police facility demonstrates how innovative sustainable design can significantly reduce energy use and costs while incorporating the security and design requirements of a crime laboratory. During the first year of energy monitoring, it used 52% less energy than a baseline building and received an ENERGY STAR score of 89. The building features a dual duct HVAC system served by two separate air handlers so ventilation can be controlled independently from temperature. Operable clerestory skylight windows provide natural venting and natural light. In addition to the HEPA filtration for the laboratories and MERV 11 filtration elsewhere, good indoor air quality is maintained by ultraviolet air sterilizers in all air handlers.
Read entire article: Waterloo Police Services Building |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 20:00 |
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Sustainable Urban Science Center |
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Written by David Ade, AIA
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 15:54 |
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Sustaining Science
The Sustainable Urban Science Center, a classroom/lab building that is part of a Quaker school in Philadelphia, is designed with the goal of capturing students’ interest with visible reminders of the building’s sustainable strategies. The building and grounds include photovoltaic panels, prominent cisterns collect rainwater for toilet flushing, and markings on the pavement indicate the ground source heat pump geoexchange field below. Although the tight urban site restricted building orientation options, rainscreen cladding on the exteriors of the south-facing classrooms mitigates heat gain. Ample daylighting, operable windows and radiant heating ceiling panels help minimize energy use, which was 43 kBtu/ft2 in 2010.
Read entire article: Sustainable Urban Science Center |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 20:00 |
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Cold Climate Housing Research Center |
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Written by Molly Rettig and Nathan Wiltse
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 15:57 |
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Cold Challenges
The Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, is a living lab that researches building techniques and materials, tests heating and energy systems, and designs sustainable prototype houses for rural areas in arctic climates. The facility was built for less than the cost of typical commercial construction and uses roughly half of the energy used by a comparable building. Heating energy sources include fuel oil, purchased electricity, photovoltaic panels, a wood-burning stone masonry heater and solar thermal. A rainwater cistern collects water that is used to flush toilets and for landscape irrigation. A locally made sewage treatment plant rated for -50°F treats sewage on site.
Read entire article: Cold Climate Housing Research Center |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 20:01 |
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California Department of Public Health Building |
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Written by Leon Alevantis, P.E.; John Pappas, P.E.; and Charles Dilworth, FAIA
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 15:51 |
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Proving Performance
The California Department of Public Health’s Building P has been demonstrating since 2005 that sustainable design benefits taxpayers, building users and the environment. The project helped drive California toward requiring LEED certification for all new state buildings. Building P continues to improve its performance, using 37.6 kBtu/ ft2 · yr and receiving an ENERGY STAR rating of 98 in 2010. Energy savings have come through operational changes identified during commissioning, a program that places computers into sleep mode and a demand response program that reduces demand charges. Concrete walls provide thermal mass and serve as the primary interior finish, saving both money and resources.
Read entire article: California Department of Public Health Building P |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 19:59 |
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