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Performance:
To showcase our campus image as a high tech
environmental center, the Tech Transfer Hub and Modular Research Spaces
will be housed in a state of the art, high performance building. The
building will showcase sustainable and green building technologies and
will also be powered by renewable energy sources - wind, photovoltaics,
fuel cells, micro turbines etc.
The building, which will be designed to meet LEED
platinum certification will act as a demonstration project for green
building techniques including indoor air quality, reduced water usage,
reduced energy costs etc. Once completed, this building will provide a
working model for other regional academic facillites. campuses. While high
performance buildings have higher first costs than conventional buildings,
they have substantially reduced long term operating costs
During the Visioning Charrette the following performance
goals were established for the Applied Research Center.
Energy
- Most energy efficient building in the Arizona
Education System
- 100% of building electricity provided by renewable
sources on a net annual basis
- Winter heating provided solely by passive solar
heating
- Summer cooling provided by natural ventilation
Water
- Most water efficient building in the Arizona
Education System
- No Sewer connection, all waste treated on-site
- 100% of building water supply from rainwater
harvesting and gray water
- Building should have a gray water system and living
machine and these should be used as teaching tools.
- Building may utilize the city wide reclaimed water
system.
Waste Flows
- Zero polluting emissions from laboratories in the
building
- Pervasive recycling and composting practices
- Toxic cleaning practices eliminated in the building
Air Quality
- Exceed ASHREA air quality standards
- Monitor/measure/control air quality
Education
- Any person that enters the building should be able to
understand how the building operates
- Continuous monitoring and reporting of all building
energy and mass flows
- Indoor Environmental Quality reporting/education
Human Performance Factors
- The building should strive for 24 hour utilization
- Optimize / foster human interaction (open spaces,
common areas, etc.)
- Direct connection to outdoors throughout building
- Day lighting primary source of light (during day) in
all major spaces
Operable windows
- Utilize sunshade/light shelves for daylighting
control
- Maximize local control of building systems
Construction and Design
- Efficient and timely design and construction
- Cost of building includes life cycle O & M
- Integrate energy/environment controls into campus
energy management
- 100 year plus building
- Lighting controls
- 80% reduction in construction waste
- 50% Less O&M than typical building
- Attractive building
- Economic performance (Estimate, track, compare,
educate)
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