Education

Skills Center for Education & Technology

The new Educational Cultural Complex Skills Center for San Diego Continuing Education is a 67,010 square foot facility supporting instructional and career training programs in Automotive Technology, Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair, Automotive Body Repair, Automotive Upholstery, Graphic Printing Technology, Computer Graphic Arts, Cisco Lab, Business Information Technology and Welding.

The Skills Center is funded by the District’s $1.555 billion Propositions S and N construction bond program, which is providing for new teaching and learning facilities, major renovations, and campuswide infrastructure projects at City, Mesa, and Miramar Colleges, and six Continuing Education campuses throughout San Diego. As part of the Green Building Policy developed by the SDCCD Board of Trustees, all construction and major renovations included in the bond program are designed and built to obtain, at minimum, LEED Silver certification.

Project Info
Location: 4343 Ocean View Blvd, San Diego, CA 92113
Project Area: 67,010 SF
Project Type: Education
Version: LEED NC 2.1
Certification Level: Gold
Points Achieved: 39
Certification Date: 7/14/2010

Project Team
Architect: NTD Architecture
Construction Manager: O’Connor Construction Management
General Contractor: Jaynes Corporation
Landscape Architect: Nowell & Associates
Proposition S and N Program Manager: Gafcon, Inc.
Continuing Education Campus Project Management: Scott Ellis, Julia Parker, URS Corp
Commissioning Agent: Drew George & Partners
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners
Utility Incentive: SDG&E Sustainable Communities Program

Photo Credit
Chris Nanson

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Goody’s Place and Market at UCSD

Goody’s Place and Market is an existing student lounge located within the Thurgood Marshall College of the University of California, San Diego campus. The building’s interior has been superiorly re-designed and constructed as a small dining facility in accordance with strict guidelines from the US Green Building Council.

The building is centrally located on UCSD’s Thurgood Marshall College campus, making it accessible to all students in the college. The new dining facility will provide an easy “to-go” restaurant option for students traveling between the dormitories and classrooms.

Project Info
Location: Thurgood Marshall Campus at University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093
Project Area: 4,239 SF
Project Type: Education
Version: LEED CI 2.0
Certification Level: Silver
Points Achieved: 29
Certification Date: 10/20/2010

Project Team
Owner: University of California, San Diego
Architect: Alfredo Araiza Associates
Builder: PCL Construction
Civil Engineer: K & S Engineering
Electrical Engineer: C&G Electrical
Mechanical Engineer: BTA Engineering
Plumbing Engineer: BTA Engineers, Inc.
Structural Engineer: A-Zed Structural Engineers
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners, Inc.

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Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science, Society & Environment

Located in the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Robert Paine Scripps Forum is an ocean-front conference center facility with breathtaking views and state of the art equipment.

Project Info
Location: 8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037
Project Area: 15,577 SF
Project Type: Conference Center
Version: LEED NC 2.2
Certification Level: Certified
Points Achieved: 29
Certification Date: 08/20/2009

Project Team
Owner: University of California San Diego
Architect: Safdie Rabines Architects
Contractor: Jaynes Corporation of California
Landscape Architect: Aerea
Structural Engineer: Flores Lund
MEP / Lighting Consultant: Integrated Engineering
Civil Engineer: Fuscoe Engineering
Acoustic Consultant: Dohn Associates
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners

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Learning Resource Center

The Learning Resource Center is located in the East Village neighborhood of Downtown San Diego, California. This LEED for Commercial Interiors project is an addition to the San Diego Community College District’s Learning Resources Center building. This project includes: Lobby, Classrooms, a Seminar Room, Offices and Public Restrooms.

Project Info
Location: 1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
Project Area: 14,924 SF
Project Type: Education
Version: LEED CI 2.0
Certification Level: Silver
Points Achieved: 27
Certification Date: 04/02/2008

Project Team
Owner: San Diego Community College District
Architect: Carrier Johnson
Construction Manager: Parsons
General Contractor: Jaynes Corporation
Sturctural Engineers: Degenkolb Engineers
Acoustical Engineers: VSA & Associates
Electrical Engineer: ILA Zammit Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: MA Engineers
Civil Engineer: RBF Consulting
Landscape Architect: Wimmer Yamada & Caughey
Commissioning Agent: Drew George & Partners
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners

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