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 2001 Savings By Design Energy Efficiency Awards Conferred |
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2001 Savings By Design Energy Efficiency Integration Awards Honor Award — Martin
Luther King, Jr. Civic Center
Merit Award — Ice
Station Valencia
Citations — Shaklee
Corporation Headquarters
Isla
Vista Elementary School
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The design teams of four outstanding California buildings were honored June 29 at a black-tie gala at the Los Angeles Millenium Biltmore Hotel. The teams won this year's Saving By Design Energy Efficiency Integration Awards, sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, California Council, and the state's four largest utility companies. This awards program honors design teams and their clients who have worked together to make significant progress toward achieving an elegant synthesis of award-winning design and low energy use strategies. "By making that extra effort to aim beyond minimum energy performance codes," commented Janith E. Johnson, AIA, manager of new construction services with Southern California Edison Company, "these design teams have produced a host of benefits — not only for their clients, but also for the occupants of these energy-efficient buildings and the public. The owners of high-performance buildings enjoy lower operating costs and higher property values. Occupants gain greater comfort, health, and productivity. The public is rewarded with cleaner air due to reduced power plant emissions. More importantly this year, energy-efficient buildings reduce the state's overall demand for electricity, which helps keep electricity prices in check for everyone in California." The 2001 Savings By Design Energy Efficiency Integration Awards were presented to the following four projects at the Friday evening convocation: Winners of the Energy Efficiency Integration Awards included the Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center, designed by ELS of Berkeley, with mechanical engineering by Arup, Electrical engineering by TEE and environmental consulting by Simon & Associates.
This project won the honor award for being the best-integrated design. The jury was very impressed, stating "It is simple yet elegant and complete. This is a great structure with a historical renovation that just keeps getting better and better. Common sense items such as thermal mass, ceiling fans, and natural ventilation were designed into the project that over time will have a great benefit for the building's operations and maintenanceÑespecially because it exceeds the state's Title 24 standards by 50 percent. Light fills the work environment, making it a pleasant place to work. The project is just very intelligent." The next award was presented to the Ice Station Valencia, located in Valencia. This building was designed by The Albert Group Architects and with electrical, mechanical, and ice systems by Harold Orum.
The building was designed by Gensler San Francisco with mechanical, electrical and plumbing by Arup, additional mechanical engineering by Critchfield Mechanical and electrical engineering by Rosendin Electric. The jury commended this project for its optimization of design for daylighting and the priority given to the comfort, health, and productivity of its occupants. They also gave the project high marks for intelligent site orientation and proximity to public transportation, as well as its use of underfloor air distribution systems (which further contribute to energy efficiency and indoor air quality) and sustainable building materials.
The jury applauded this project's straightforward daylighting strategy to reduce the use of electric lighting, as well as its use of natural ventilation from ocean breezes to eliminate the need for mechanical ventilation in the classrooms. "The natural ventilation is really the key to the project," the jury said. "It is a simple solution without technical complications: a common-sense, basic approach, optimizing architectural configuration to reduce reliance on mechanical solutions." 
The competition's jurors included:
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This
project, built in a desert climate, encloses three ice rinks, includes
the use of natural daylighting, and uses 36 percent less energy than
a standard ice rink. The jury was impressed by the highly insightful
analysis of the functions that the building contains. In addition,
they appreciated the complete and innovative approach to maintaining
the building's energy efficiency. "This project included a throughout
evaluation of standard practices and some very solid engineering,"
the jury commented. "The design team didn't overlook anything
in their energy-efficient approach to enclosing is complex function."
