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30.6 kW PV and Geothermal Heating & Cooling
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Increased number of air
exchanges per hour (20)
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Advanced filtration systems
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Maple
Leaf Orthopedics
3530 Spaulding Ave,
Pueblo, Colorado 81008
Participants:
Building Owner: Dr. Kenneth Danylchuk, Maple Leaf
Orthopedics
LEED Consultants:
Sustainable Building
Concepts
Architects: HGF Architects – Pueblo, CO
Construction: TL Printz Constructors –
Pueblo, CO
Commissioning Agent:
PCD Engineering, Peter D’Antonio – Longmont, CO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The renewable
energy and energy efficiency features of the building
dramatically decrease the building's carbon footprint. Less
energy produced at local power plant means less carbon
coming from utility. Longer life lighting features means
less waste in lights goes to the landfill. 90% of buildings
electrical needs are met by the PV system alone. 37.3 Metric
Tons of CO2 are displaced. Indoor air quality at the MOB is
improved due to increased number of air exchanges per hour
(20) and advanced filtration systems the building employs.
Low and no VOC paints, glues, stains and flooring add to the
quality of the indoor air.
AESTHETICS
180 PV solar modules are mounted directly to building's
roof. At owners request they have been made a highly visible
and dramatic part of the buildings architecture. 24 vertical
drill holes for geothermal system arranged on-site.
PUBLIC AWARENESS
The building is located on a busy corner and is very visible
to the public. The solar modules tell anyone who drives by
that this is a very special building. The Maple Leaf
Building shows individuals and business owners that
renewable energy can be easily incorporated into a buildings
design. The owner has already been approached by other
doctors who are interested in how he was able to build such
a ‘green,’ sustainable office. Before, during and after
construction it has been the focus of numerous print and TV
news stories. It has been open to the public as of December
1, 2007. Tours scheduled starting February 29, 2008.
REPLICABILITY
Being the first ever LEED building in southern Colorado it
has made a huge statement in the local building and design
community. Several other LEED buildings are in the works
locally. Incorporating any of the various forms of renewable
energy has become much more cost competitive in the wake of
increasing cost for non-renewable forms of energy.
Incorporating sustainable/efficiency features in the design
is even easier: Low water fixtures and landscaping, low
energy lighting and sensors, pervious paving, use of healthy
paints and flooring as well as things like proper building
orientation and use of shading techniques. Builders can
learn that incorporating renewable, sustainable concepts in
their own designs is easy and can be very cost effective for
the owner and is healthy for the occupants. |
