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Green Building Santa Monica Public Library
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601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401Project Description
The Main Library Complex includes 110,000 feet of building space housing the library, community meeting rooms, and a café. The project also includes a 3 story, 500 space subterranean parking structure. The facility was awarded LEED Gold certification for being a green building. A green building places high priority on health, environment, and resource conservation over the life of the building. The Main Library follows LEED practices from beginning to end. Some of the strategies used on this project include replanting existing trees, using native and drought-toleratnt plants, and recycling construction and demolition waste.
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Project Highlights:
- Raised access floor and underfloor air distribution to improve energy efficiency and facilitate future adaptation of the space.
- 200,000 gallon rain water storage system for landscape watering
- Significant percentages of recycled content materials (e.g., 100% structural steel and rebar, 70% aluminum framing)
- High-efficiency HVAC equipment.
- High performance windows
- Direct Digital Control (DDC) System for HVAC optimization
- 10 kW Photovoltaic system
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photos: Amy Williams Photography |
Project Economics:
The savings goal established early in design was to achieve 45% savings in site energy and nearly 60% savings in source energy. The project achieved a net 42.5% savings from the base case energy budget.
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Project Information:
Project Owner:
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City of Santa Monica |
Architect:
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Moore Ruble Yudell |
| MEP Engineer: |
Syska Hennessy Group |
| Structural Engineer: |
Nabih Yousseff |
| Contractor: |
Morley Construction |
| Consultant: |
Bovis Lend Lease |
| LEED Consultant: |
CTG Energetics, Inc. |
| Commissioning Mgr: |
Engineering Economics Inc. |
| Completion Date: |
June 2005 |
| Size: |
110,000 sf |
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Last updated: Wednesday, 09/28/2011
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Real-Time Solar in Santa Monica
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| The 180 kW solar array atop the Civic Center Parking Structure can be monitored using a system called Fat Spaniel. To see the power output of this groundbreaking building, click on the images or here. |
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Now you can monitor solar energy production from the new Big Blue Bus facility as well. Click on the graphic below or here to access more real-time data.
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