Certified Case Studies

Zero Energy

  • WESTWOOD HILLS NATURE CENTER

    WESTWOOD HILLS NATURE CENTER

    St. Louis Park, MN, 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 Westwood Hills Nature Center is a 160-acre natural area featuring marsh, woods, and prairie on the site of a reclaimed golf course purchased by the city of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, in the 1960s and restored…


    Building

  • CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE, IL CITY AND POLICE HEADQUARTERS

    CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE, IL CITY AND POLICE HEADQUARTERS

    Countryside, IL, USA


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    LBC 4.0

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM RENEWABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS INFORMATION ENERGY PERFORMANCE & EUI PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND STROY OF THE PROJECT In 2017 the City of Countryside knew they had outgrown their facility for both city administration and police departments. Good customer service was difficult to achieve, and the safety of the police officers was compromised by…


    Building

  • SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL

    SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL

    Woodburn, OR, 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 At Woodburn’s Success High School, our team designed the school around a unique alternative education program for grade 10-12 students not well-served by a traditional high school setting. The project is a model for creating small…


    Building

  • 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 Certification Status Zero Energy & Zero Carbon Certified Location Memphis, TN, USA Typology Building Gross Building Area 7,225 SF Start of Occupancy April 2019 Owner Occupied Yes Occupancy Type Commercial Number of Occupants 22 Project Team Owner archimania General Contractor Grinder Taber & Grinder Architect archimania Mechanical Engineer Haltom Engineering Electrical Engineer DePouw…


    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