Certified Case Studies

Zero Energy

  • DRUMLIN FARM ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER

    DRUMLIN FARM ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER

    Lincoln, MA, USA


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    LBC 4.0

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM RENEWABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS INFORMATION ENERGY PERFORMANCE & EUI PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND STORY OF THE PROJECT Mass Audubon wanted the new home for their educational programs and offices at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary to reflect their conservation mission and meet their newly instituted net-zero green building standard for all Mass Audubon buildings.…


    Building

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ECE BUILDING

    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ECE BUILDING

    Urbana, Illinois, USA


    LBC 4.0

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM RENEWABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS INFORMATION ENERGY PERFORMANCE PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND STORY OF THE PROJECT The Electrical and Computer Engineering Building on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus achieved LEED Platinum certification in November 2019, and ZE certification on January 5, 2023. From a vast array of photovoltaic cells to a…


    Infrastructure + Landscape

  • ADLAI STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL EAST ADDITION

    ADLAI STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL EAST ADDITION

    Lincolnshire, IL, USA


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM BUILDING SYSTEMS INFORMATION MECHANICAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION A dedicated Outside Air Unit provides outside air ventilation, as required by code. It provides room neutral temperature to allow the efficient VRF system to modulate space temperature. VENTILATION SYSTEMS The dedicated Outside Air Unit provides code required outside air ventilation. The energy recovery wheel…


    Building

  • ARCC EAST COUNTY BRANCH OFFICE AND ARCHIVES

    ARCC EAST COUNTY BRANCH OFFICE AND ARCHIVES

    Santee, CA, USA


    LBC 3.1

    The ARCC East County Branch Office and Archives serve the County of San Diego Assessor, Recorder, and County Clerk. The facility is an office building of approximately 25,000 sf including a 15,100 sf ARCC branch office and a 9,900 sf archival storage facility. It is the first Net Zero Energy archive facility in the United…


    Building

  • ARCHIMANIA’S OFFICE

    ARCHIMANIA’S OFFICE

    Memphis, TN, USA


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    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM BUILDING SYSTEMS INFORMATION MECHANICAL HEATING AND COOLING The archimania office building consists of two geothermal variable speed fan and variable speed compressor heat pumps. One heat pumps serves the open office seating area and operates in a single zone variable air volume (VAV) configuration. The second heat pumps serves office and…


    Building

  • CREEKSIDE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

    CREEKSIDE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

    Tigard, OR, USA


    LBC 3.1

    Creekside Community High School is a 17,830 sf building located in Tigard, OR, which is a suburb of Portland. The building operates on a typical high school schedule with mostly full occupancy from approximately 8am-5pm from September 14th to June 16th, and reduced usage in the summer months. The building also has very limited use…


    Building

  • COSD – BORREGO SPRINGS LIBRARY

    COSD – BORREGO SPRINGS LIBRARY

    Borrego Springs, CA, USA


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM RENEWABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS INFORMATION PV inverter onsite with 103.95 kW of renewable capacity. ENERGY PERFORMANCE & EUI


    Building

  • ELECTRICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE – ZERO NET ENERGY CENTER

    ELECTRICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE – ZERO NET ENERGY CENTER

    Commerce, CA, USA


    LBC 3.1

    The Electrical Training Institute (ETI) of Southern California is an education and training facility for electrical contractors run by the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Los Angeles County Chapter and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11. Project scope of a full retrofit the existing 150,000 sq. ft. building to net zero energy…


    Renovation

  • FIVE ELEMENTS HARVEST HOUSE

    Custer, WA, USA


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM BUILDING SYSTEMS INFORMATION NON-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS Active/Passive thermal masses and integrated stack effect: South facing solarium with 10-inch black slab and 8-inch concrete wall to basement intakes heat during daylight, which is refused by exterior doors to basement/main house or accepted via these doors to heat basement/main floor and to convey heat…


    Building

  • MINNEAPOLIS NET ZERO VICTORIAN

    MINNEAPOLIS NET ZERO VICTORIAN

    Minneapolis, MN


    LBC 3.1

    VITAL STATS Certification Status Zero Energy Certified Date of Certification December 11, 2017 Version of LBC 3.1 Location Minneapolis, MN, USA Typology Building Project Area 3,640 SF Start of Occupancy October 2016 Owner Occupied Yes Occupancy Type Single Family Residence Number of Occupants 2 PROJECT TEAM Owner Stewart + Linda Herman Project Manager Marc Sloot…


    Building