LEED for New Construction registered

Project Status: Active

The 14-story, 221,830 square-foot administration building of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SF PUC) has been designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification. The project's design features include a highly efficient exterior building enclosure including exterior sun shades, natural ventilation with the use of operable windows, reduced lighting power densities through space planning, and solar and wind harvesting to meet a significant portion of the building's energy demand. Solar greenhouses will be included on every floor to represent San Francisco's natural soil and vegetation conditions at the corresponding elevation. Great emphasis is also placed on harnessing natural daylight, where appropriate, to reduce the electrical lighting load needed for the building. To maximize daylight from the perimeter glazing, light shelves were integrated into the window walls. In addition, waterless urinals, faucet sensors, and on-demand water heaters will be used so that each occupant's water usage should only be five gallons per day; and wastewater will be recycled through basement filters, then put to use in toilets and the cooling system.

LEED for New Construction registered

Project Status: Active

As Silicon Valley's flagship facility for sports events, conferences, and awards ceremonies, the San Jose Convention Center is currently undergoing an expansion. Targeting a LEED Silver rating, the 158,500 square-foot expansion includes a central plant. The project will use low-VOC carpeting, paints, and adhesives, and it is being designed to achieve a 30% reduction in water use and energy savings of 20%.

LEED for New Construction registered

Project Status: Active

The San Jose Police Substation will include the development of 120,000 square feet, including a main police substation building with a staff courtyard, a vehicle maintenance building, and 1,500 surface and basement-level parking spaces. The project is registered under LEED for New Construction, with a goal of achieving a LEED Silver rating. Its design incorporates many green features including a vegetated roof, bioswales in the parking lot, and the integration of stormwater retention areas into the site landscape. Most significant, however, is the location of the substation, which was selected as a cost-effective way to locate patrol officers in the districts in which they serve. The total SJPD patrol area covers over 178 square miles. From this substation, 85 Patrol units will directly deploy to the southern districts of San Jose, rather than having to travel from the main police station. This site location reduces the estimated daily trip/travel time for all patrol units, in every 24-hour shift rotation, by 2,220 miles, thus reducing the CO2 emissions produced by San Jose Police's cruiser fleet by 1.74 tons per day or 636 tons per year.