Case Study Type: Zero Energy

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]