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University of Houston Selects Aircuity to Enhance Energy Efficiency in its New Health and Biomedical Science Center
The University of Houston is leveraging Aircuity’s OptiNet demand-control ventilation (DCV) system to develop a ventilation optimization program that will not only enhance indoor air quality, but significantly improve overall energy efficiency in its new 167,000-sf Health and Biomedical Science Center. When at full capacity, the annual energy savings for this facility are projected to be $239,270, which would give the project a simple return on investment of two years.
College of the Desert Designs Palm Springs West Valley Campus
College of the Desert has selected HGA Architects and Engineers to create the master plan for its Palm Springs West Valley Campus in Palm Springs, Calif. Designed to produce more energy than it consumes, the 119-acre campus will include 420,000 sf of academic space and 230,000 sf of leasable public-private venture space. The first phase will provide 50,000 sf in several buildings, including the Desert Energy Enterprise Center for engineering training in solar and wind energy manufacturing.
Bosch Opens Photovoltaics Competence Center
Bosch opened its photovoltaics competence center in July of 2011 in Arnstadt, Germany. The $757 million facility provides R&D and manufacturing space as well as housing the company’s solar energy division headquarters. The duration of construction was two years.
ORNL Dedicates Chemical and Materials Sciences Building
Oak Ridge National Laboratory dedicated the $95 million Chemical and Materials Sciences Building in July of 2011. The three-story, 160,000-sf facility houses equipment suites, 56 laboratories, 164 offices, and 91 modular workstations for the development of advanced energy products and technologies. The Chemical and Material Sciences Building houses two DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers, the Center for Fluid Interface Reaction Structure and Transport (FIRST) and the Center for Defect Physics (CDP).
Semprius Plans Photovoltaic Manufacturing Facility
Semprius began construction in July of 2011 on a 150,000-sf photovoltaic manufacturing facility in Henderson, N.C. The first phase of the project includes renovation of an existing facility and construction of an additional 50,000 sf. Occupancy is expected in August of 2012. Semprius is based in Durham, N.C.