LEED Platinum Projects

Sustainable Features
- Passive solar building orientation and shading devices to take advantage of and control solar gain
- Natural ventilation and cross ventilation in each apartment
- High-performance exterior envelope
- Daylighting optimization
- Energy-efficient building systems
- Water conservation with low-flow plumbing fixtures
- High-albedo materials/finishes to reduce heat island effect on roofs
- Rooftop photovoltaics infrastructure
- Recycled and sustainable building materials
- Bioswale landscape for storm water drainage and filtration
- Drought-tolerant landscaping
Project Details
- Project Manager: Charles Kaminski
- Architect: Kieran Timberlake
- Contractor: Swinerton Builders, Inc.
- Completed: 2011
LEED Scorecard (PDF)

Sustainable Features
- High efficiency air handling system
- Hybrid tempered air system for offices with operable windows
- Recovered condensate water from air handling units used for irrigation and toilet flushing
- Low flow plumbing fixtures
- Dynamic exterior sun shade system
- High albedo roof surface
- Maximized day lighting in offices and laboratories
Project Details
- Project Manager: Mark Rowland
- Architect: Zimmer Gunsel Frasca Architect, LLC
- Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
- Completed: 2014
LEED Scorecard (PDF)

Sustainable Features
- Shading devices to protect the glazing from the ocean/sun glare
- Natural ventilation through operable windows into all portions of the building.
- Central Chiller controls for the 4 Labs on the third floor using VFD's for high efficiency
- Large windows facilitating natural Daylighting into all workspaces, conference rooms, offices and labs
- Locally controlled task lighting
- Hydronic heating system with local controls
- Energy efficient glazing
- Energy efficient building construction
- Water conservation w/low use plumbing fixtures
- High albedo materials/finishes to reduce heat island effect on roofs
- Rooftop photovoltaics in addition to use of power generated from "green" sources
- Recycled and sustainable building materials
- FSC certified wood siding and shading materials
- Bioswale landscape for storm water drainage and filtration
- Native and Drought tolerant landscape materials
Project Details
- Project Manager: Kathy Lord
- Architect: THA Architecture, Inc.
- Contractor: Rudolph & Sletten, Inc.
- Completed: 2013
LEED Scorecard (PDF)
UCSD/SDSU Mission Bay Aquatic Center