Enermodal Engineering: Green Building Projects

Green Building Projects

Denver Health Far Western Addition, Denver, Colorado

Laboratories and Medical

Indiana ISP/ISDH Toxicology Laboratory, Indianapolis, Indiana. For this 170,000 ft²laboratory, Enermodal evaluated insulation, glazing, lighting, daylighting, chiller, boiler and heat recovery options. Energy recovery chillers were incorporated into the design, along with a run-around loop for energy recovery ventilation from the general exhaust and two-83% efficient boilers with modulating burners. Enermodal performed the LEED energy analysis; the design reduced energy costs by 19% compared with an ASHRAE 90.1-99 compliant laboratory.

Denver Health Far Western Addition, Denver, Colorado. This 214,000 ft² hospital addition will house a new maternity ward. The addition will tie into the existing campus plant. Energy efficiency measures include high performance windows with integral shades, lighting designed to ASHRAE 90.1-2004, and daylighting and occupancy controls. The LEED energy analysis demonstrates 15% energy cost savings, or annual cost savings of $59,000.

Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado. Enermodal provided the LEED energy analysis for this 540,000 ft² hospital. The building design incorporates high performance windows, energy efficient lighting and controls, demand-control ventilation, and high efficiency chillers and boilers. The predicted energy cost savings are $270,000 and this qualifies for 30% savings under LEED NC 2.2.

Multi-Unit Residential

Energy and Sustainable Design Consultant on National Park Service Housing. Enermodal was the energy and sustainable design consultant for National Park Service employee housing in Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. This work requires cost-benefit analysis on proposed systems and ensuring compliance with the Model Energy Code. Enermodal developed a project-specific resource guide for housing in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Commercial & Retail

Hines Bellevue Tower, Bellevue, Washington. Enermodal is working with M/E engineers to optimize the energy use in this 420,000 ft²office building. The project is seeking LEED Silver Certification under the Core and Shell Pilot Program. The design will have a lighting power density half that allowed in ASHRAE 90.1 for parking garages, demand-control ventilation, high spandrel and roof insulation levels, and high performance glazing.

910 Santa Fe, Denver, Colorado. Enermodal provided LEED energy analysis and mechanical design consulting services for this 25,000 ft² mixed-use development. The project has office, studios, a café, and living units. The building design includes evaporative cooling and energy recovery for the commercial space, and radiant floor heating and natural ventilation for the living units. This project was selected as the exemplary project for Green Build 2006.

City of Fort Collins Police Facility Building, Fort Collins, Colorado. Enermodal performed the LEED energy analysis for this project. The analysis included exploring evaporative cooling options and thermal energy storage and includes a completed a life-cycle cost analysis. Enermodal also compared the cost effectiveness of wall and roof insulation levels, shading options and glazing.

Sunfllower Market, Denver, Colorado. Enermodal is working to minimize energy use and incorporate daylighting strategies into this 27,000 ft² grocery store. In addition, Enermodal is recommended more efficient refrigeration equipment as this end use accounts for 70% of the energy use. The project is pursuing LEED certification under the Core and Shell pilot program. Enermodal is responsible for all energy modeling.

Colorado Municipal League Office, Colorado. As the energy and sustainable design consultant for a 12,000 ft² office building, Enermodal successfully made modifications to the building design: the use of indirect lighting, daylighting controls, and the selection of energy-efficient glazings that were appropriate to an historic context. A central skylight for daylighting incorporates photovoltaic glazing as a demonstration project.

910 Santa Fe, Denver, Colorado

Institutional

Old Faithful National Park Visitors Education Center, Wyoming. Enermodal is the LEED Project Administrator for this project and worked with CTA Architects and Engineers from the beginning of the project. The work includes investigating natural ventilation strategies, daylighting issues, and possible coupling between the warm ground and the new visitors education center above. The building design uses 40% less energy than ASHRAE 90.1-1999 prescribes; has minimized all possible storm water contaminants, has no irrigation system; uses 40% less potable water; will meet LEED credits for regional and recycled materials; and has specified low-emitting adhesives, paints and carpets.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado. As the LEED Project Administrator for the this 30,000 ft² museum, Enermodal analyzed the glazed wall system; provided energy analysis and managed LEED certification. The double-glazed wall serves as a relief-air plenum to reduce cooling loads and is coupled with indirect-direct evaporative cooling. Radiant heating in the floors with a dedicated outdoor air system will allow for fresh air delivery to be modulated relative to occupant requirements. This is an urban-infill, brownfield site. The project is striving to meet the regional, recycled and FSC-certified wood credit requirements, as well as the low-emitting materials credits.

Denver Zoo Gates Education Center