Energy-Efficient Design in a Design-Build Project
Adam Denmark, SmithGroupJJR
Kevin Brettmann, JE Dunn Construction
During this presentation, the speakers will discuss how a design-build project delivery method can deliver complex energy goals for a laboratory building. The speakers will present a case study on the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) on the campus of the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado.
The new ESIF will house state-of-the-art high bay laboratories; outdoor test facilities; super-efficient, 10-megawatt, high-performance computing data center; and one of the most energy-efficient office buildings in the world. The high-performance computing data center will be the most efficient in North America, with a power usage effectiveness of 1.06.
The ESIF project was a performance-based design-build project that included performance requirements for aggressive energy savings, natural daylighting, and natural ventilation. The project required a minimum LEED® Gold certification. The design-build team included a collaborative group of designers, engineers, and contractors, including mechanical and electrical subcontractors.
This presentation and case study reflects the Labs21 mission with a design-build effort that promotes a whole building approach to sustainable design, engineering, and operations practices.
NREL received DOE approval for construction in April 2011. Occupancy is scheduled for 2012. When complete, the facility will be a standard against which other laboratories and data centers will be measured with regards to flexibility and energy use.
Biographies:
Adam Denmark is a principal at SmithGroupJJR. He has 15 years of targeted experience in all project phases of laboratory design and construction. He serves as a laboratory planning and design architect at SmithGroupJJR, working as a liaison with the owner, user groups, and the design team. Denmark's areas of expertise include forensic science and medicine, research, and Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) facility design.
His recent work includes facilities for research, material analysis, forensic science and medicine, mass casualty, and BSL units on projects such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building 1 Renovation in Boulder, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Energy Systems Integration Facility in Golden, the Ontario Forensic Services and Coroner's Complex, New Mexico Scientific Laboratories, the Denver Police Department Crime Laboratory, the United States Customs and Border Patrol Southwest Regional Science Center in Houston, and the Arizona Biomedical Collaborative.
Mr. Denmark is a frequent author and speaker and has presented at conferences such as the R&D Laboratory Design Conference, the Centers for Disease Control's International Symposium on Biosafety, Tradelines International Conference on Research Facilities, the Canadian Biosafety Symposium, and the National Association of Medical Examiners Annual Meeting.
Kevin Brettmann is the director of science and technology for JE Dunn Construction. He has been a speaker at the Labs21 Annual Conference in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, as well as a moderator at the Labs21 Annual Conference for the past two years. Mr. Brettmann is the author of "CM Partnering Agreements Improve Value & Quality," which appeared in the R&D Magazine 2005 Lab Design Handbook, has been published in Pharmaceutical Engineering, and was conference leader for the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering's Research Facilities: Latest Trends Conference.