Green Awards2010-2011

USGBC CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER

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Copyright © 2012 U.S. Green Building Council California Central Coast Chapter (C4)All rights reserved.

Published 2012 by U.S. Green Building Council California Central Coast Chapter (C4)info@usgbcc4.orgwww.usgbcc4.org

Editors: Marilyn Farmer, Jacob Weintraub, Michelle Mccovey Good, Stacey White, Bianca Koenig, Devin GrahamGraphic Design: Bianca Koenig, Devin GrahamProofreading: Yee Sen Lee-Wolfe, James Worthen

Cover: Westmont College

In the world of green building we often find ourselves getting caught up using the language of architectural technology and finance. Words and acronyms like EUI, insulation, R-values, efficiency, cost savings, return on investment, and life cycle costing, just to name a few, are pervasive in our world. Every now and then, we need to remind ourselves that sustainability is also about the equally important qualities of delight, abundance, beauty, serenity, comfort, and maybe, just maybe, as one of my fellow C4 leaders said so well, designs that help us fall in love again with our profession. This book is our chance to do just that. It is filled with the amazing C4 Green Award winners

from 2010 and 2011. They are exemplary projects, and we are proud to feature the work of these talented professionals. The featured projects and organizations have accomplished many things: achieved great efficiencies, diverted waste, saved money, restored habitats and much, much more. But equally important, they’ve inspired, made us smile, warmed our hearts, and truly, truly reminded us why we do what we do. C4 is honored to present the work included in this book. We encourage you to flip through the pages; we know you’ll be inspired too.

Stacey White 2012 USGBC-C4 President

Foreword

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Westmont College 22011 BEST OVERALL LEED PROJECTUCSB Sedgwick Reserve Tipton Meeting House 62011 WATER EFFICIENCY AWARD2010 ENERGY EFFICIENCY HONORABLE MENTIONVictoria Garden Mews 102011 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARD 2010 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARDThe LOOP 142011 LEED ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARDHONORABLE MENTIONPinnacles National Monument West Side Visitor Center 182011 LEED INNOVATION AWARDCoastal Rammed Earth Residence 222011 GREEN HOME AWARDSustainability In Practice (SIP) Certification 262011 ECO-AGRICULTURE AWARDClaiborne & Churchill Winery 282011 ECO-AGRICULTURE AWARDRubber Soul 322011 ECO-FASHION AWARD

Earth Day Food and Wine Festival 342011 ECO TOURISM & HOSPITALITY AWARDSan Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District 362011 GREEN GOVERNMENT AWARDSan Luis Obispo County Building & Planning Department 382011 GREEN GOVERNMENT AWARDHONORABLE MENTIONVineyard Center for Family Health 402011 GREEN HEALTHCARE AWARDRailroad Square 422011 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDAB Design Studio Office 462011 GREEN OFFICE AWARDAvila Bay Athletic Club & Spa 482011 GREEN RETAIL AWARDOak Park Unified School District 502011 GREEN SCHOOL AWARDBesant Hill School 522011 GREEN SCHOOL AWARDHONORABLE MENTIONNative Trails Bordeaux Wall Mount Sink 542011 INNOVATIVE ECO-DESIGN AWARDWhisk Lamp 562011 INNOVATIVE ECO-DESIGNHONORABLE MENTION

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Repair Bachelor Enlisted Quarters B-895 58Agua Dulce Residence 60Murray St. Remodel & Addition 64Matejcek Remodel & Addition 66Miramar Beach House 68Silvergreens Restaurant 70Native Trails Chardonnay Vanity 74

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Congregation Beth David 762010 INNOVATIVE DESIGN AWARDNiner Wine Estates 802010 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARDHONORABLE MENTIONPalm Street Residence 822010 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARD

630 Garden Street 842010 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARDHONORABLE MENTIONCalifornia Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) 862010 WATER EFFICIENCY AWARDUCSB Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management 882010 PUBLIC EDUCATION AWARDCharlotte’s Web Children’s Library 922010 PUBLIC EDUCATION AWARDHONORABLE MENTIONRRM Design Group Headquarters 942010 GREEN MAINTENANCE AWARD

Santa Barbara Fire Station #1 98Santa Barbara Airport Car Rental Quick Turn Around 102Bachelor Enlisted Quarters P740 106California DMV Lompoc Field Office 110Simi Valley Transit Maintenance Facility Office Expansion 112G.R.E.A.T. Program Desalter Building 114West Coast Asset Management 118

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Westmont College 2011 BEST OVERALL LEED PROJECT

Key Facts

Project Information

Location : Santa Barbara, CASize : 853,100 SF (4 Buildings)Certification : LEED NC - Gold

• 10 to 1 tree replacement program for all native trees removed during construction.

• 30% water reduction with low flow fixtures.

• All four buildings require 38% less energy than the California Energy Code (Title 24).

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Consultant Team

Owner : Westmont CollegeArchitect : Pfeiffer Partners Architects, Inc., David VanHoy Architect, Inc., Blackbird ArchitectsContractor : Melchiori and Matt Photographer : A.J. Brown, Eric PoppletonLandscape Architect : Van Atta and AssociatesCivil Engineer : MAC Design AssociatesStructural Engineer : John A. Martin and AssociatesMEP Engineer : IBE ConsultingEngineersLighting Designer : Horton Lees Brogden (Interior) and Studio Lux (Exterior)Interior Designer : Pfeiffer Partners Architects, Inc. and Blackbird ArchitectsLEED Consultant : Farnsworth GroupEnergy Modeling : IBE Consulting Engineers

WESTMONT COLLEGE

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The Westmont College LEED Project consists of four separate buildings and infrastructure improvements that enhanced the entire campus. The campus wide improvements also included a new baseball field, soccer field and synthetic track made from recycled rubber. Each of the four buildings achieved LEED Gold and employed different design strategies to attain the rating. The Adams Center for the Visual Arts provides classrooms, studios, and offices with operable windows for natural ventilation and natural daylighting. The art gallery and pavilion feature a landscaped deck and an extensive green roofing system utilizing LiveRoof planting modules to cool the building and mitigate water runoff. Flooring from the old gymnasium was repurposed for use in the art museum, contributing to the 30% recycled materials content of the building. The Winter Hall contains offices

around a central atrium, opening onto another green, landscaped roof deck. The poured in place concrete structure with highly insulated exterior walls and intensive and extensive planting systems that increase the thermal mass, help offset the building’s overall energy consumption. The Central Plant supplies efficiently chilled water to Adams Center and Winter Hall, and will eventually serve the entire campus. The new, steel framed Observatory building, in a responsible reuse of existing building materials, uses the campus’ former observatory dome. All of the buildings utilize high efficiency glazing, reduced interior lighting power density, occupancy sensors, and campus-wide Building Automated Controls. The four buildings also have low flow fixtures and an efficient reclaimed water irrigation system for native drought-resistant landscaping.

Project Description

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UCSB Sedgwick Reserve Tipton Meeting House

2011 WATER EFFICIENCY AWARD2010 ENERGY EFFICIENCY

HONORABLE MENTION

Key Facts

Project Information

Location : Santa Ynez, CASize : 3,821 SFCertification : LEED NC - Platinum

• Produces 29811 kWh annually to supply 114% of the building energy needs.

• 81% reduction in water use, with rainwater catchment and re-use.

• 82% construction waste diverted from landfill.

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Consultant Team

Owner : University of California, Santa BarbaraArchitect : Thompson Naylor Architects, Inc.Contractor : Allen & Associates and Melchiori Construction Photographer : Jordan SagerCivil Engineer : Above Grade Engineering, Inc. Structural Engineer : Stork, Wolfe & AssociatesMechanical Engineer : Mechanical Engineering ConsultantsElectrical Engineer : JMPE Electrical EngineeringPlumbing Engineer : Mechanical Engineering ConsultantsLighting Designer : Trish OdenthalInterior Designer : Thompson Naylor Architects, Inc.LEED Consultant : Jordan Sager, UCSB and Paladino & Company

UCSB SEDGWICK RESERVE TIPTON MEETING HOUSE

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The Tipton Meeting House, a field research and learning center, is the UC system’s first Net-Zero building and hopes to set an example for the rest of the UC system. The California Ranch style building will showcase the LEED features and sustainable design on plaques throughout. Skylights and solar tubes supply natural daylight to most of the building’s spaces. Natural ventilation is meant to accommodate primary cooling and ventilation. High efficiency mechanical and lighting systems, use of available geothermal heat sinks and solar heating of domestic hot water help reduce energy consumption. No natural

gas is used, and four solar photovoltaic arrays serving the building generate more than the building’s modeled annual energy consumption. Roof rainwater is harvested, stored and used to flush toilets, efficient fixtures and waterless urinals reduce water consumption. A drought tolerant native landscape was transplanted from within the Sedgwick Reserve and requires no irrigation. The building uses 20% local materials, 20% rapidly renewable materials and 51% of the building’s wood was FSC certified. Low or no VOC materials such as paints, adhesives, and carpets were also used to improve indoor air quality.

Project Description

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Victoria Garden Mews 2011 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARD 2010 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARD

Key Facts

Project Information

Location : Santa Barbara, CASize : 7,520 SFConstruction Cost : $5,047,500Certification : LEED HOMES - Platinum

• 14,000 gallon rainwater collection system irrigates a drought-tolerant native landscape.

• 100% solar hot water heating, to reduce energy consumption.

• 5.06 kW photovoltaic system on roof of front building, 6.9 kW photovoltaic system on roof of rear building.

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Consultant Team

Owning Partners : Joe & Kathy Bush, Dennis Allen & Jenny Cushnie, Mary Beierle & Devon HartmanArchitect : Thompson Naylor ArchitectsContractor : Allen AssociatesPhotographer : Jim Bartsch, Rebecca Car-pati, Meghan Beierle-O’BrienLandscape Architect : Grace Design AssociatesCivil Engineer : Mike Gones Structural Engineer : D&Z Structural Engineering, Inc.Mechanical Engineer : Tom HughesElectrical Engineer: Alan Noelle EngineeringLighting Designer : John Barlow, LightGreenInterior Designer : Kathy Bush InteriorsLEED Consultant : Allen AssociatesCommissioning Agent : Jens Jensen Design & ConstructionBuilding Shell Performance : Doering & Doering

VICTORIA GARDEN MEWS

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This project consists of two phases: Phase 1, completed in August 2009, included the demolition of an 1887 Victorian home and the construction of a new 2,520 square foot home to replace the unsalvageable original structure. Materials still fit for service were incorporated into the new home. The original redwood siding was milled and reused on the front façade. Recycled materials from outside sources were used for flooring and beams. The home reflects the beauty and design intent of the original house and is a model of green building. Phase 2 was a new three-story, 5,100 square foot, three-unit condominium constructed behind the Victorian home, completed in March of 2011. Its Spanish style is in keeping with the architectural design

requirements of the City’s historic district. What made the project possible was the incorporation of auto lifts, doubling the number of cars on site while reducing the amount of project site area devoted to driveways and garages from 40% down to 5% - making room for an additional dwelling unit, a community garden and improved solar access to the rear building. Both buildings are designed to be net-zero energy. Maximizing insulation without over-insulating allowed for significant downsizing of the heating system and eliminating the need for an air-conditioning system. Victorian Garden Mews is currently one of the highest LEED for Homes Platinum projects to be certified in the country to date.

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The LOOP 2011 LEED ENERGY EFFICIENCYHONORABLE MENTION

Key Facts

Project Information

Location : Isla Vista, CASize : 50,000 SFCertification : LEED NC (Certification Pending)

• 80% of the building’s common area energy use will be supplied by a photovoltaic trellis above an outdoor gym on the roof .

• 50% reduction of water use by implementing a comprehensive water management plan.

• 90% construction waste was diverted from landfill.

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Consultant Team

Owner : Mesa Lane PartnersArchitect : Mayer Architects, DeVicente + Mills Architecture (DMA)Contractor : Matt ConstructionPhotographer : DMA ArchitectsLandscape Architect : Suding Design Landscape ArchitectsCivil Engineer : Penfield & SmithStructural Engineer : RSE Associates (Formerly Richmond So Engineers)MEP Engineer : Cobalt ConsultingInterior Designer : Onairos DesignLEED Consultant : Allen Associates

THE LOOP

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The LOOP is a new 48-unit mixed-use apartment building located adjacent to the University of California, Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, CA. The project revitalizes a contaminated, blighted property previously operated as an automobile service station. This 50,000 square foot mixed-use building includes affordable residential and college housing units above restaurant and retail space on the ground floor. The Loop is aiming to be the first Net-Zero energy building in Santa Barbara County, while balancing an ambitious budget and affordability requirements. Some sustainable design features include, natural ventilation, low energy co-heating, day-lighting design emphasis, low energy commercial kitchens,

and energy efficiency measures throughout. Designed to use half the water of a typical building the same size, the LOOP uses a comprehensive water management system, with water efficient fixtures, flow restrictors, electronic water controls, rooftop rainwater storage, a green roof and drought-tolerant native landscaping. Materials with low or no VOCs were used to improve indoor air quality. Maintenance and cleaning staff will be trained to use organic and plant based cleaners, and high performance cleaning equipment. As an excellent example of sustainability, a tree which had to be removed from the site, was milled locally and then incorporated back into the building as interior finish.

Project Description

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Pinnacles National Monument West Side Visitor Center

2011 LEED INNOVATION AWARD

Key Facts

Project Information

Location : Pinnacles National Monument, CASize : 2,360 SFConstruction Cost : $13.1 million Certification : LEED NC - Platinum(Certification Pending)

• Project is off-grid, generating 100% of the energy needs of the energy efficient building with photovoltaic panels.

• 100% of regularly occupied spaces have daylighting.

• 100% of the landscaping is native to the park, specifically germinated by the National Park Service. No potable water is used for irrigation.

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Consultant Team

Owner : National Park ServiceArchitect : RRM Design GroupContractor : Anderson Burton Construction, Inc. (Design/Build Contractor)Photographer : RRM Design GroupLandscape Architect : RRM Design GroupCivil Engineer : RRM Design GroupStructural Engineer : Biggs CardosaMechanical Engineer : American IncorporatedElectrical Engineer : American IncorporatedPlumbing Engineer : American IncorporatedLighting Designer : American IncorporatedInterior Designer : RRM Design GroupEducational Exhibits : Pacific StudioLEED Consultant: RRM Design GroupCommissioning Agent: GBNA ConsultingEnergy Modeling: American Incorporated

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Project Description

The National Park Service wanted to create a new sustainably designed campus for the west side entrance of the Pinnacles National Monument. The project site is 100% off –grid, houses full time and seasonal park rangers, and has over 300,000 visitors annually, so controlling energy and water consumption was a high priority for the National Park Service on this project.

The Visitor Center includes indoor and outdoor educational exhibits, offices, meeting spaces, outdoor plazas, restrooms and visitor parking. To create a high efficiency thermal envelope, the Design Build team used structurally insulated panels (SIPs), a highly reflective metal roof, and high efficiency glazing.

PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT WEST SIDE VISITOR CENTER