Building at a Glance – Brock Environmental Center
Photo by David Chance
Building at a Glance
Name Brock Environmental Center
Location Virginia Beach, Va. (14 NE of Norfolk)
Owner Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Principal Use Office for staff and partners, meetings rooms for events
Includes Conference Center
Employees/Occupants 27
Expected (Design) Occupancy 27
Percent Occupied 100%
Gross Square Footage 10,518
Distinctions/Awards Sustainable Building Project Award, American Planning Association, 2015; Engineering News-Record, Best of the Best Green Project, 2015; Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI), Award of Excellence–Mechanical Systems Design, 2016; Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI),
Award of Merit–Architectural Engineering Integration, 2016; Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI), Award of Merit–Electrical Systems Design, 2016
Total Cost $4.3 million (excluding sitework)
Cost per Square Foot $409
Substantial Completion/Occupancy 1/5/15
Energy at a Glance
Annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI) (Site) 14.12 kBtu/ft2
Electricity (Grid Purchase) 0 kBtu/ft2
Electricity (on-site Solar or Wind Installation) 14.12 kBtu/ft2·yr
Annual On-Site Renewable Energy Exported 11.686 kBtu/ft2
Annual Net Energy Use Intensity –11.686 kBtu/ft2
Annual Source (Primary) Energy 14 kBtu/ft2
Annual Energy Cost Index (ECI) $0.51/ft2
Annual Load Factor 23%
Savings vs. Standard 90.1-2007 Design Building 84.89%
ENERGY STAR Rating 100
Carbon Footprint 0 lb CO2e/ft2·yr
Heating Degree Days (Base 65˚F) 2,609
Cooling Degree Days (Base 65˚F) 2,030
Annual Hours Occupied 3,328
Water at a Glance
Annual Water Use 7,800 gallons
