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LEED Platinum Projects

Charles David Keeling Apartments – Revelle College Housing

Charles David Keeling Apartments – Revelle College Housing

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

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Franklin Antonio Hall

Franklin Antonio Hall

Sustainable Features

  • Rooftop photovoltaic panels provide renewable energy that feeds into the campus grid.
  • LED fixtures, dimming controls and daylighting/occupancy sensors enable reduction in lighting power density and help improve energy efficiency.
  • Expanded metering provides use loads for HVAC, lighting, plug loads, equipment and EV charging stations andan  energy dashboard demonstrates LEED compliance to building occupants and visitors.
  • A modular heat pump chiller generates Chilled Water and Heating Hot Water simultaneously; the building targets 24% reduction in energy from ASHRAE 90.1-2007 baseline and is designed to comply with prerequisites of the Labs21 program.
  • Low flow/flush fixtures throughout the building reduce water consumption by approximately 40%.
  • Vertical and horizontal exterior shading helps to control heat solar gain and building heating and cooling needs.
  • Native and drought-tolerant plants restore site vegetation to the building footprint and reduces outdoor water use.
  • Non-potable, reclaimed water and efficient irrigation system connected to the campus reclaimed water loop is used for 100% of landscaping irrigation.
  • Condensate generated by building HVAC equipment is connected to the campus reclaimed water loop.

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Project Details

  • Program Manager: Mark Rowland
  • Executive Design Professional: Perkins+Will
  • Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
  • Completed: Spring 2022

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Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility II

Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility

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

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Marine Ecosystem Sensing, Observation and Modeling Laboratory (MESOM)

Marine Ecosystem Sensing, Observation and Modeling Laboratory (MESOM)

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

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North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood

North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood

Sustainable Features

  • Building massing, solar orientation and exterior shading devices to control solar gain
  • Augmented natural ventilation designed for future climate and comfort adaptation
  • Increased outside air ventilation with the use of operable windows and trickle vents
  • High-performance, low-carbon building enclosure design
  • Daylighting and views optimization.
  • High-performance building HVAC and electrical systems
  • High-efficiency, low-energy LED lighting fixtures
  • Water conservation achieved with low-flow plumbing fixtures
  • High-albedo materials/finishes to reduce urban heat island effect
  • Rooftop photovoltaics for clean renewable energy generation
  • Modular micro anerobic digester generates on-site renewable energy (bio-gas) and organic fertilizer from food waste
  • Recycled and sustainable low-carbon building materials
  • Bioswales and native landscapes to reduce storm water runoff and improves filtration and removal efficiencies
  • Drought-tolerant landscaping supported by reclaimed non-potable water (Purple Pipe)
  • Expansive network of inviting outdoor biophilic green spaces
  • Exterior light trespass is minimized, reduces sky-glow and improves nighttime visibility for better human and animal well-being
  • Improved walk and bike scores from pedestrian orientated building and site design
  • Landscape design includes native and regionally appropriate plants that provide new habitats for birds and pollinators
  • Supporting healthy indoor environments, interior materials were selected and procured to reduce contaminants that are odorous, irritating or harmful to the comfort and well-being of installers and building occupants
  • Each building features healthy materials selections, extensive daylighting, scenic coastal views and connections to the Southern California climate, which facilitate mental and physical wellness
  • Construction and demolition waste management planning focused on recovering, reusing and recycling materials
  • Parking structure has generous lightwells and increased structural loads, allowing for future conversion to additional academic space

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Project Details

  • Project Manager: Matthew Smith
  • Executive Design Professional: HKS in association with Safdie Rabines Architects
  • Contractor: Clark Construction
  • Completed: Fall 2020

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UCSD/SDSU Mission Bay Aquatic Center