Certified Case Studies
Zero Energy
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CROTTY HALL
Amherst, MA USA
Zero Energy Certified
LBC 4.0
VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM RENEWABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS INFORMATION ENERGY PERFORMANCE PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND STORY OF THE PROJECT The planning and design process, which included the users (faculty and staff Department of Economics UMass Amherst), was led by a one-person architectural firm, Miller Pollin AIA Architecture. The architect’s team included a three-person associate architectural firm (Sautter…
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SANTA YSABEL NATURE CENTER
Santa Ysabel, CA USA
Zero Energy Certified
LBC 4.0
VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM RENEWABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS INFORMATION ENERGY PERFORMANCE PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND STORY OF THE PROJECT Located on 84 acres of wildlife preserve, the Santa Ysabel Nature Center is a community-forward, Zero Net Energy facility designed to sustainably promote local growth, exploration, and well-being. Completed in 2019, the facility has become a beloved attraction…
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WESTWOOD HILLS NATURE CENTER
St. Louis Park, MN, USA
Zero Energy Certified
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…
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CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE, IL CITY AND POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Countryside, IL, USA
Zero Energy Certified
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…
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SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL
Woodburn, OR, USA
Zero Energy Certified
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…
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DRUMLIN FARM ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
Lincoln, MA, USA
Zero Energy Certified
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.…
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ECE BUILDING
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Zero Energy Certified
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
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ADLAI STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL EAST ADDITION
Lincolnshire, IL, USA
Zero Energy Certified
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…
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ARCC EAST COUNTY BRANCH OFFICE AND ARCHIVES
Santee, CA, USA
Zero Energy Certified
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…
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Archimania’s Office
Memphis, TN, USA
Zero Carbon Certified
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…
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