Medical
The King-Chavez Health Center is located just 2.5 miles east of the San Diego Harbor in the National City area of San Diego, California. The building site is located at 950 South Euclid Avenue on the corner of Logan Street in the heart of the community, near a variety of schools, parks, shops and services.
The King-Chavez Health Center is a three story, 20,076 sf newly constructed building consisting of individual office space, multi-occupant work areas, a variety of medical and dental exam rooms, labs and information desks. Inside the building the project team expects a 31% water savings stemming from its low-flow water and flush fixtures that are provided for the anticipated 111 clients that visit the health center each day.
Outside of the building the team presumes to see a 60% reduction of potable water in its landscaping and irrigation design. Through the use of highly reflective roofing materials, energy efficient glazing and thermal comfort systems, and an economical lighting design, the energy use savings for the building is estimated to be 28% below the Title 24 default values, with an energy cost savings of 21%.
Project Info
Location: 950 South Euclid Avenue San Diego, CA 92114
Project Area: 20,076 square feet
Project Type: Medical
Version: LEED NC v2009
Certification Level: Silver
Points Achieved: 50
Certification Date: 10/18/2012
Project Team
Owner: San Ysidro Health Center
Architect: NTD Architecture
Builder: Consolidated Contracting
Landscape Architect: Nowell Associates
Mechanical: Dufoe Consulting Engineers
Electrical: Sparling/ Ila Zammit
Irrigation Design: Sweeney + Associates
Commissioning Agent: Equal Air Balance
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners
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The quest for sustainable buildings begins at the site selection stage, and although the West Wireless Health Institute (WWHI) is an interior renovation, its location provides several environmental benefits. WWHI has chosen 10350 North Torrey Pines Road in La Jolla, California as the San Diego base for its research to lower health care costs by accelerating the availability of wireless health solutions. The building is one of five that comprise the Torrey Pines Building complex. WWHI occupies the entire first, second and third floor of building 10350, and includes non-medical labs and offices that have been redesigned to aid the research activities of the facility.
Project Info
Location: 10350 North Torrey Pines Court, La Jolla, CA 92037
Project Area: 32,169 SF
Project Type: Medical
Version: LEED CI 2009
Certification Level: Gold
Points Achieved: 60
Certification Date: 1/04/2011
Project Team
Owner: West Wireless Health Institute
Architect: Kirk Moeller, McArdle Associates Architects
Builder: John Buza, J.A. Buza Corp
Landscape Architect: Christopher Bedord, SITE Design Studio
Electrical Engineer: Dan Mayoras, MPE Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: John McGee, McParlane & Associates
Plumbing Engineer: James Schmitz, McParlane & Associates
Commissioning Agent: Anthony Dalton, MBO Cx
Project Coordinator: Katie Howard, West Wireless Health Institute
LEED Consultant: Chad Coleman, Drew George & Partners
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The new Ronald McDonald House, located adjacent to Rady Children’s Hospital, creatively solves the problem of scarce and expensive land in San Diego’s hospital district. The 65,000-square-foot House and exterior courtyards have been constructed on top of an existing six-story parking structure and feature 47 rooms for families with seriously ill children receiving treatment at the hospital. By themselves, the new accommodations will be a major improvement over the existing House, which has only 12 rooms and has to turn away 100 families a month who need a place to stay while their children receive treatment at area hospitals. All parties associated with the project saw the opportunity to further help the community by making the building LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certified.
Project Info
Location: 2929 Children’s Way, San Diego, CA 92123
Project Area: 65,000 SF
Project Type: Hotel
Version: LEED NC 2.2
Certification Level: Silver
Points Achieved: 33
Certification Date: 1/13/2011
Project Team
Owner: Ronald McDonald House Charities San Diego
Developer: 4G Development and Consulting
Architect: Joseph Wong Design Associates
General Contractor: Barnhart Balfour Beatty
Landscape Architect: URS Corporation
Electrical Engineer: Randall Lamb
Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer: SC Engineers
Commissioning Agent: Equal Air Balance
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners
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Burnham’s San Diego campus at 10900 N. Torrey Pines Road consists of 9 buildings, including a central mechanical building and a parking structure. Five of the nine buildings, comprising 89% of the total enclosed square footage, are laboratory buildings. The facilities were constructed in three stages beginning in 1975, added to in 1994, and completed during year 2000.
In 2008 Burnham decided to pursue LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance on their San Diego Campus. Within this Rating System projects are evaluated and certified by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). For evaluation, LEED uses six environmental categories: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Innovation in Design. In December of 2009, the San Diego Campus achieved the Certified level within the LEED-EB Operations and Maintenance Rating System.
Project Info
Location: 10901 North Torrey Pines Rd La Jolla, CA 92037
Project Area: 207,831 GSF
Project Type: Medical Research
Version: LEED EBOM
Certification Level: Certified
Points Achieved: 40
Certification Date: 12/22/2009
Project Team Members
Burnham
David Hassell, Director of Facilities
John M. Reed, Maintenance Manager
Jeanette Sansom, Director of Procurement & Materials Operations
Todd Baase, Senior Maintenance Mechanic
Mark Sullivan, Senior Maintenance Mechanic
Matt McGreevy, Facility Manager
Consultants
Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects
David McKinley, Center for Sustainable Energy
Keith Schneringer, WAXIE Sanitary Supply
Heather Irgens, Long Life Lighting, Inc.
Robert Garcia, Express Waste & Recycling
Adam Ziegler, Pegasus Building Service
Mark Stewart, Lloyd Pest Control
San Diego Gas & Electric
Cheryl LaCombe, Drew George & Partners
Utility Incentive, SDG&E Sustainable Communities Program
Photo Credit
Chris Nanson
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