Archive »Recent Case Studies
Iowa Utilities Board and Office of Consumer Advocate: Des Moines, Iowa
When it comes to designing and operating high performing buildings, occupant behavior can be one of the hardest variables to predict and control.
Zero Net Energy Center: San Leandro, CA
What does it take to transform a typical 1980s suburban office building into a modern net zero energy showcase?
Drake Landing Solar Community: Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
Tucked away in the midst of a Canadian suburb is an ordinary-looking neighborhood that may represent the future of sustainable residential heating systems.
Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building: Portland, OR
One of the most important aspects of this three-year renovation began when the construction ended.
Outagamie County Regional Airport General Aviation Terminal: Appleton, WI
Airports are often the face of a community, the first and last impression for the traveling public.
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS): Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) aims to not only reduce impact on the environment, but improve the lives of its occupants and its community through net positive operation.
Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF): Golden, CO
At NREL’s Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in Golden, Colo., scientists and engineers work to overcome challenges related to how the nation generates, delivers and uses energy by modernizing the interplay between energy sources, infrastructure, and data.
Zero Energy Building @ BCA Academy: Singapore
When the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in Singapore needed to retrofit its three-story building on the BCA Academy campus, it decided to try to make it a net zero energy building despite the challenge of doing so in a hot and humid tropical climate.
The Exploratorium: Pier 15, San Francisco, CA
Founded by particle physicist Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, San Francisco’s Exploratorium seeks to change the way the world learns with a focus on self-teaching and exploration
David & Lucile Packard Foundation Headquarters: Los Altos, CA
For the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, a headquarters that operated on a net zero energy basis wasn’t enough.
Archive »Topics & Opinions
Resiliency: From Surviving to Thriving
When disasters strike, buildings can turn into traps as they did in Hurricane Katrina, or they can provide places of refuge.
Sarah Foster, Managing Editor, with Christopher Weems and Rebecca Matyasovski, Associate Editors. Tani Palefski, Assistant Editor, provided additional research.
LED Lighting
When designers of the first net zero energy school in the U.S. considered how they would approach the lighting design differently using today’s LED technology, the results extended far beyond just switching out the lightbulbs.
Robert Anthony Hans, P.E., and Kenny Stanfield, AIA
IAQ in HPB Case Studies
Good indoor environmental quality is a key goal of high performing buildings, but often is not factored into sustainable building discussions and programs.
Kevin Y. Teichman, Ph.D., and Andrew K. Persily, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE, and Steven J. Emmerich, Member ASHRAE
Rainwater: The Untapped Resource
Energy and water are inextricably linked. Roughly one quad of energy per year could be saved in the United States if we reduced water consumption by 10%.
Michael Nicklas, FAIA
Designing Efficient Lighting
Office, retail and service buildings are the largest consumers of energy in the U.S., and between 44% and 59% of that energy is consumed by lighting.
H.J. Enck, LEED AP, CxAP, HBDP
Archive »Whitepapers
Greenheck Project Profile: Kalele Kai Condominium
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Diamond Controls: Empowering Innovative Building Management
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350 Euston Road: Improving Building Performances and Carbon Footprint with Innovative HVAC Solutions
Content Provided by Climaveneta
Seismically Certified HVAC Equipment
Content Provided by AAON
HPB Chinese Edition
ASHRAE is pleased to announce publication of its first Chinese Edition of High Performing Buildingsmagazine!
Visit www.hpbmagazine.org/chinato learn about reducing environmental impacts of buildings in Asia and elsewhere.
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