DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS
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UC Riverside
Student Success Center
The new $ 58 million Student Success Center at UCR is a 3-story , 62,000 GSF building comprised of general assignment classrooms for modern teaching and technology , multi-purpose student life spaces , and dining services . The building is intended to serve as a new focal point to the campus . The project is designed to be carbon-neutral ready and is pursuing LEED Platinum Certification .
P2S provided high-efficiency light fixtures and lighting controls , a heat recovery chiller to generate hot water for the facility , and back-feed chilled water to the campus loop , among other energy efficiency strategies . In addition to cutting-edge design , the system includes a state-of-the-art sequence of operations and metering to allow the University to control and monitor the building systems . The high energy efficiency of the facility goes a long way to meet UCR ’ s ambitious energy and carbon neutrality goals .
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Long Beach Community College District
Integrated Zero Net Energy Master Plan
P2S provided an energy master plan at LAC and PCC campuses to determine current energy use , future energy use , energy-efficient projects completed to date and the path and cost benefits of zero net energy . Elements included : GHG Emissions , Zero Net Energy , On-Site Renewables , Water Use , Environmentally Preferable Purchasing , Financing , Delivery , EV Charging Stations , Monitoring and Reporting . Energy reduction measures and the savings from operations costs were estimated to be approximately $ 1.8 million annually .
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Issue 03 / 2021