Name: Walgreens Net Zero Store Location: 635 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Ill. 60202 Miles from nearest major city: 10 Miles North of Downtown Chicago Owner: Walgreen Co. Principal Use: Drugstore Includes: Pharmacy, grocery, beauty Employees/Occupants: 15 employees / 30 customers (average) Expected (Design) Occupancy: 45 People Percent Occupied: 60% Gross Square Footage: 13,968…
“Solar Ready” Path to ZNE. While zero net energy was a goal throughout the project, financial constraints eliminated the option to install PVs in the final construction documents. The massing and layout of the buildings were still optimized for maximum…
Building Owner/Representative: U.S. General Services Administration Architect: ZGF Architects LLP General Contractor: Sellen Construction Mechanical Engineer: WSP/University Mechanical Electrical Engineer: Sequoyah Electric, LLC/Lane Coburn & Associates Energy Modeler, Environmental Consultant: WSP Built Ecology Structural, Civil Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers Landscape Architect: SiteWorkshop LLC…
Roof Type: Modified bituminous asphalt roofing, polyisocyanurate insulation, metal deck Overall R-value: 19 Reflectivity: 0.3 Walls Type: Steel-framed Overall R-value: 13 Glazing Percentage: 62% Basement/Foundation Slab Edge Insulation R-value: Unheated slab on grade, R-3 Windows Effective U-factor for Assembly: 0.33 Solar Heat Gain…
Annual Water Use (Modeled) 200,000 gallons building water use, 1.5 million gallons of irrigation water use, 2.2 million gallons of cooling tower water use. (Actual water use is not available due to insufficient data from meter readings.) The site retains the…
Water Conservation: Efficient fittings and fixtures. Rainwater capture and reuse for irrigation, toilet flushing and cooling tower makeup. Recycled Materials: Some 200,000 board feet of timber and 100,000 ft2 of car decking (a heavier version of tongue-and-groove decking) reclaimed from the existing…
Name: Federal Center South Building 1202 Location: Seattle (4 miles south of downtown) Owner: U.S. General Services Administration Principal Use: Workplace for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Includes: Server rooms, small gym Employees/Occupants: 530 Expected (Design) Occupancy: 736 Percent Occupied: 72% Gross Square…
Annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI) (Site): 33.3 kBtu/ft2 (25.7 kBtu/ft2 adjusted) Natural Gas: 3.4 kBtu/ft2 Electricity (From Grid): 29.9 kBtu/ft2 Annual Source Energy: 103.4 kBtu/ft2 Annual Energy Cost Index (ECI): $0.63/ft2 Savings vs. Standard 90.1-2007 Design Building: 33% ENERGY STAR…
Annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI) (Site): 75.5 kBtu/ft2 Natural Gas: 30.8 kBtu/ft2 Electricity (From Grid): 44.7 kBtu/ft2 Annual Source Energy: 181 kBtu/ft2 Annual Energy Cost Index (ECI): $1.61/ft2 Savings vs. ENERGY STAR Target Finder: 51% Heating Degree Days (base 65°F):…
Solar hot water. Heat recovery ventilators. High performance exterior envelope. LED fixtures (used for building façades and exterior areas). Daylight harvesting. Interior windows located high on the wall of residential unit bathrooms allow light to penetrate further into the space…
Name: Bud Clark Commons Location: Portland, Ore. Owner: Home Forward (formerly Housing Authority of Portland) Principal Use:Mixed-use Includes: Affordable housing, day use center, homeless shelter, administrative office, social services Occupants: 130 single-occupant apartments, 90 bed men’s shelter, 20 office employees…
Actual Annual Water Use: 7 million gallons Annual Water Savings: 55%
Building Owner: Home Forward (formerly Housing Authority of Portland) Architect: Holst Architecture General Contractor: Walsh Construction Mechanical, Electrical Engineer, and Lighting, Low Voltage and Energy Modeler: PAE Structural Engineer: ABHT Structural Engineers Civil Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers Sustainable Design, LEED…
Roof Type: Insulation above concrete deck Overall R-value: R-40 continuous insulation Walls Type: Metal stud with 3 in. continuous exterior insulation Overall R-value: R-26 Glazing Percentage: 25% Windows Effective U-factor for Assembly: 0.33 Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC): 0.31 Visual…
Building Owner/Representative: Sweetwater Spectrum, Sonoma, Calif. Architect: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, San Francisco General Contractor: Midstate Construction, Petaluma, Calif. Mechanical, Electrical Engineer, Energy Modeler: Timmons Design Engineers, San Francisco Structural Engineer: Structural Design Group, Santa Rosa, Calif. Civil Engineer: Adobe…
Annual Water Use: 861,000 gallons: includes all four residences, community building and site irrigation except water used for the farm, which is well water and is not metered
Name: Sweetwater Spectrum Location: Sonoma, Calif. (33 miles NE of San Francisco) Owner: Sweetwater Spectrum Principal Use: Residential Includes: Therapy pools, farm Employees/Occupants: 16 residents, 3 full-time staff, 8–12 contract employees Percent Occupied: 100% Gross Square Footage: 16,315 Distinctions/Awards: 2015…
Water Conservation: 100% of storm water managed on site; overall water use reduced by over 33%. Recycled Materials: Over 10% of all materials are recycled, including fly ash in concrete, carpet, aluminum, countertops, and steel. 15% of all materials were…
Annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI) (Site): 42.8 kBtu/ft2 Electricity (Grid Purchase): 28.4 kBtu/ft2 Electricity (on-Site Solar or Wind Installation): 14.4 kBtu/ft2 Annual On-Site Renewable Energy Exported: 1.3 Annual Net Energy Use Intensity: 27.2 Annual Source (Primary) Energy: 103.7 Annual Energy…
Roof Type: Standing seam metal and built up Overall R-value: 53.2 Reflectance: 0.34 Emittance: 0.87 Walls Type: Wood 2 × 6 framing, 24 in. O.C. Overall R-value: 22 Glazing Percentage: 22% Basement/Foundation Slab Edge Insulation R-value: R-7.5 Under-Slab Insulation R-value:…
Water Conservation: Low-flow fixtures Recycled Materials: Bricks Daylighting: The retail zone has eight daylight dimming zones. Individual Controls: Rooms have vacancy sensors; restrooms have dual technology occupancy sensors. Carbon Reduction Strategies: Net zero energy operation. Transportation Mitigation Strategies: Close proximity…
Annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI) (Site): 71.0 kBtu/ft2 (2014 Calendar Year Gross) Natural Gas: N/A Electricity (From Grid): 18.6 kBtu/ft2 (net electricity) Renewable Energy: 52.4 kBtu/ft2 Annual On-Site Renewable Energy Exported: 0 kBtu/ft2 Annual Net Energy Use Intensity: 18.6 kBtu/ft2 Annual Source (Primary) Energy: 58 kBtu/ft2 Annual Energy Cost…
Roof Type: Standing seam metal roof with insulation entirely below deck Overall R-value: R-30 Reflectivity: 0.30 Walls Type: Brick on block with continuous insulation Overall R-value: R-20 Glazing Percentage: 31% Basement/Foundation Slab Edge Insulation R-value: R-10 Basement Wall Insulation R-value: N/A Basement Floor or…
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