LEED® NEW CONSTRUCTION v2009
ENERGY MODELING
COMMISSIONING
CASp 14025
Owner
County of Los Angeles Public Library
Architect
eMar Studio for Public Architecture
General Contractor
Cal-City Construction
General Contractor’s LEED Consultant
Verdical Group
Civil Engineer
Barbara Hall Engineers
Mechanical Engineer
Spirit Engineering
Electrical Engineer
Hariton Engineering
Plumbing Engineer
Spirit Engineering
Landscape Architect
Campbell & Campbell
Daylighting
Solatube
Photovoltaics
Solar Horizons CC
Green Accomplishments
• Reduced total building energy cost by over 46% by installing high efficiency HVAC, optimizing daylighting, and off-setting electrical demand with PV
• PV system designed to offset 27% of the annual energy cost of the building
• Modeled Energy Use Intensity (EUI) of 32.0 kBtu/sf (exceeds the 2030 Challenge Target of 36.8 kBtu/sf)
• Reduced building lighting electricity consumption by 38% through use of Solatubes, daylighting strategies and daylighting controls
• Avoiding 38,871lbs of CO2 Emissions per year through efficient energy design
• Installed low-flow water fixtures and low-flush toilets reducing indoor water demand by 37%
• Landscape design included a drip irrigation system reducing irrigation demand by over 69%
• Diverted and recycled over 97% of the demolition/construction waste reducing burden on the landfill
• FSC certified wood used for all casework, doors, and wood siding