Sustainable Communities Program
Part of a campus of public buildings designed to be more functional, efficient and accessible to the public, this project brings together county services that were scattered in separate locations.
Project Info
Location: 5555 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
Project Area: 147,200 SF
Project Type: Office Building
Version: LEED NC 2.2
Certification Level: Gold
Points Achieved: 46
Certification Date: 2/08/2011
Project Team
Owner: County of San Diego
Developer: Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group
Architect: RJC Architects
General Contractor: Roel Construction
Electrical Engineer: Michael Wall Engineering
Mechanical/Plumbing Engineer: McParlane & Associates
Landscape Architect: WRT Planning & Design
Civil Engineer: Latitude 33
Energy Modeler: Brummitt Energy Associates
Commissioning Agent: MBO
Utility Incentive: SDG&E’s Sustainable Communities Program
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners
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Project Info
Location: 5555 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
Project Area: 150,000 SF
Project Type: Office Building
Version: LEED NC 2.2
Certification Level: Gold
Points Achieved: 48
Certification Date: 2/08/2011
Project Team
Owner: County of San Diego
Developer: Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group
Architect: RJC Architects
General Contractor: Roel Construction
Electrical Engineer: Michael Wall Engineering
Mechanical/Plumbing Engineer: McParlane & Associates
Landscape Architect: WRT Planning & Design
Civil Engineer: Latitude 33
Energy Modeler: Brummitt Energy Associates
Commissioning Agent: MBO
Utility Incentive: SDG&E’s Sustainable Communities Program
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners
Category : Blog
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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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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The Ocean Beach Auto Repair Shop is a 54 year old building in the heart of the Ocean Beach community in San Diego, CA. Purchased by ARCHITECTS hanna gabriel wells in 2007, the space was designed and renovated around an open work environment that makes use of the service bays of the existing auto-repair shop to create a communal work space. Located just blocks from the ocean, shops and restaurants, the new building design is highly integrated to take full advantage of the coastal climate, sun’s energy, and subsequently, has achieved LEED Gold Certification.
Project Info
Location: 1955 Bacon St, San Diego, CA 92107
Project Area: 4,475 SF
Project Type: Commercial Office
Version: LEED NC 2.2
Certification Level: Gold
Points Achieved: 42
Certification Date: 08/12/2009
Project Team
Owner/Architect: ARCHITECTS hanna gabriel wells
Contractor: RGB Group Inc.
Landscape Architect: Nowell & Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc.
Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Electrical Engineer: ILA Zammit Engineering
Energy Modeler: Brummitt Energy Associates
Mechanical & Plumbing Engineer: McParlane & Associate
Commissioning Agent: MBO
Natural Ventilation Consultant: Naturalworks Inc
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners
Utility Incentive: SDG&E Sustainable Communities Program
Category : Blog
Located in the heart of San Diego’s historic Gaslamp District, Hotel Indigo is the first LEED Certified hotel in San Diego.
This 12 story boutique hotel features art from local artists reflecting the San Diego natural environment, including a dramatic glass sculpture arranged vertically in the Fibonacci sequence (Indigo Waters, Lisa Schirmer).
Features such as proximity to public transit, smoke free policy, discounts for driving a low-emitting vehicle, drought tolerant plants, high performance glazing, and a 3,800 sf of vegetated roof that provides herbs for the onsite restaurant Phi all helped Hotel Indigo achieve LEED Certification.
Partnered with the Humane Society, Hotel Indigo offers on-site adoptions and pet-themed parties; pets can stay free of charge.
Project Info
Location: 950 Island Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Project Area: 136,261 SF
Project Type: Hotel
Version: LEED NC 2.2
Certification Level: Certified
Points Achieved: 28
Certification Date: 07/10/2009
Project Team
Owner: IHG InterContinental Hotels Group
Developer: Phelps Development, LLC
Architect: Joseph Wong Design Associates
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co
Civil Engineer: Burkett-Wong
Energy Modeler: Brummitt Energy Associates
Mechanical Engineer: ACCO
Landscape Architect: Teshima
Commissinng Agent: TestMarCx
Utility Incentive: SDGE Sustainable Communities Program
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners
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The George L. Stevens Center is an award-winning multipurpose facility located within the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in San Diego, California. Owned by the City of San Diego’s Park and Recreation Department, this facility serves senior citizens and caters to their social and recreational needs. Features such as bicycle storage and shower facilities, low flow plumbing fixtures, high performance glazing, daylighting, materials with recycled content and sourced within 500 miles all made possible its LEED Gold Certification, the first in San Diego.
Project Info
Location: 570 South 65th Street, San Diego, CA 92114
Project Area: 11,300 SF
Project Type: Senior Center
Version: LEED NC 2.1
Certification Level: Gold
Points Achieved: 39
Certification Date: 04/25/2006
SANDEE Award
Project Team
Owner: City of San Diego – Parks and Recreation Dept
Architect: Jeff Katz Architecture
General Contractor: TB Penick & Sons
MEP Engineer: Gene Walsh Engineers
Electrical Engineer: ILA + Zammit Engineering
Civil Engineer: BDS Civil Engineers
Landscape Architect: Parterre Landscape
Energy Consultant: Brummitt Energy Associates
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners
Utility Incentive: SDGE Sustainable Communities Program
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Sun Harbor Marina became the first marina in the world to achieve LEED Certification. Mary Lou Lopreste, the marina’s former managing partner and life-long environmentalist was committed to following the rigorous LEED standards. With its curved lines and earth tones, this elegant 20,000 SF marina features light shelves that reflect sunlight through the upper windows, high performance glazing, energy efficient HVAC and daylight sensor controls, Waterless urinals, low-flow showerheads, and low VOC sealants.
Project Info
Location: 5000 North Harbor, San Diego, CA 92106
Project Area: 19,722 SF
Project Type: Marina
Version: LEED NC 2.1
Certification Level: Certified
Points Achieved: 26
Certification Date: 06/23/2006
Project Team
Owner: Mary Lou Lopreste
Architect: Caitlin Kelley Architects
LEED Consultant: Drew George & Partners, Inc
Utility Incentive: SDGE Sustainable Communities Program
Category : Blog