Bioinnovation

Roof​ Type: Styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modified on wood decking, rubberized asphalt on concrete  Overall R-value: R-40 Walls Type: Steel stud, continuous exterior insulation  Overall R-value: R-25 Glazing Percentage: 40% Basement/Foundation Slab Edge Insulation R-value: R-10  Basement Wall Insulation R-value: R-10  Basement Floor: R-10  Under-Slab Insulation…

​When you say you’re from New Orleans, everyone wants to ask you about Hurricane Katrina. My personal story was not too dissimilar from that of thousands of New Orleanians—our family evacuated to Baton Rouge, La., fully expecting to ride out…

Water Conservation: Domestic potable water use 40% below baseline through the use of low-flow plumbing fixtures. Landscaping and water features fed from captured rainwater. Recycled Materials: By value: 30% of building material content is recycled, 25% of materials were regionally sourced (within…

Building Owner/Representative: New Orleans BioInnovation Center Architect, LEED Consultant: Eskew+Dumez+Ripple General Contractor: Turner Universal Mechanical, Electrical Engineer, Energy Modeler: Newcomb & Boyd Structural, Civil Engineer: Morphy Makofsky Landscape Architect: Daly Sublette Commissioning Agent: Newcomb & Boyd

Annual Water Use:  3,208,900

Name: New Orleans BioInnovation Center Location: New Orleans (downtown near BioDistrict and French Quarter) Owner: New Orleans BioInnovation Center Principal Use: Laboratory Includes: Café Employees/Occupants: 200 Expected (Design) Occupancy: 200 Percent Occupied: 100% Gross Square Footage: 64,500 Conditioned Space: 64,500 Distinctions/Awards: 2015 AIA COTE…

Annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI) (Site): 119.9 kBtu/ft2 Electricity (Grid Purchase): 87.7 kBtu/ft2 Natural Gas: 32.2 kBtu/ft2 Annual Source (Primary) Energy​: 309.2 kBtu/ft2 Annual Energy Cost Index (ECI): $2.15/ft2 Annual Load Factor: 42% Savings vs. Standard 90.1-2004 Design Building: 26.6%…

Ongoing Commissioning and Maintaining Performance. After substantial completion and occupancy of three floors of the four-story structure, the design team and commissioning agent initiated an ongoing commissioning exercise, monitoring energy consumption, systems, and comfort performance, identifying a substantial number of…

Roof​ Type: SBS (styrene butadiene styrene) with high-solar reflectance index (SRI) coating Overall R-value: R-25 minimum Reflectivity: 76% Walls Type: Closed cell spray polyurethane foam inside precast concrete Overall R-value: R-19 Glazing Percentage: 33% Windows Effective U-factor for Assembly: 0.47…