Federal Center South Building 1202
SENV 7006
Water Conservation： Efficient fittings and fixtures. Rainwater capture and reuse for irrigation, toilet flushing and cooling tower makeup.
Recycled Materials： Some 200,000 board feet of timber and 100,000 ft2 of car decking (a heavier version of tongue-and-groove decking) reclaimed from the existing warehouse and reused in the collaborative commons. High recycled content steel was used for structural members and rebar.
Daylighting： Some 61% of the building’s occupied floor plate is daylit.
Individual Controls： Task lights at all office desks. Individual control of lights in private offices.
Carbon Reduction Strategies： High per-formance HVAC, envelope and lighting systems. Embodied carbon reduced by 132,277 lb through the use of com-posite structural system with reclaimed timber rather than a standard concrete on steel system.
Other Major Sustainable Features： Phase change material tank (PCM).
Main Sustainable Features
High-performance Strategies
Key Sustainable Features
High-performance Building Strategies
Performance, Environmental and Energy Features:
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Achieve LEED New Construction GOLD certification, with a goal of achieving Platinum.
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100% filtered outside air.
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Meet Energy Star Score of 100.
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Energy performance is to be 30% better than ASHRAE 90.1 2007 edition.
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Target energy usage for all utilities is 28,200 BTU/GSF-yr.
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Restoration of large areas of hardscape to green space.
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Use of innovative integrated mechanical systems.
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A rainwater collection system that captures water and stores it in a 25,000 gallon cistern for use in toilet flushing, irrigation, cooling, and landscaping.
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Geothermal energy wells that extend 150 feet below ground and loop water for cooling and heating.
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Thermal storage that ‘stores’ cold-energy for future use in the chilled beams to cool the office space.
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An energy-efficient HVAC system using under-floor air distribution.
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Reuse of nearly 200,000 board feet of structural timber and 100,00 board feet of wood decking that was salvaged from the adjacent decommissioned warehouse.
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