Sustainability Studio Qualifications

Sustainable Features include • Geothermal loop • A solar energy system • Natural ventilation • A displacement system • LED lighting • Spectrally selective glazing • Grass and native plants • Ecological ponds • EV chargers • Rainwater harvesting • Gray water system • An energy efficient HVAC system • Hydronic bidirectional heating/cooling flooring systems

Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts

Los Angeles, CA

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New Construction, Core and Shell 360,000 SF Museum on 11-acre campus

high-efficiency, heat recovery central plant that provided all-electric, simultaneous heating and cooling and eliminates the need for gas fired boilers. The exterior façade self-shades the thermal shell, effectively reducing cooling demand. Curved onyxglass organically traces the rooftop which forms the solar PV field. At 365 kW capacity, the renewable energy source reduces an estimated 10 15% of the electricity demand and creates a negative carbon footprint. Smart Building design strategies increase employee comfort while maintaining energy savings, indoor air quality, and makes recommendations for customizable controls/dashboards with different levels of integration and user experiences. This includes Smart thermostats, lighting controls, smart appliances, room schedulers, automatic shades, metering data and solar PV optimizer feedback. Metering includes real time smart energy monitoring for HVAC, plug load and lighting, touchless plumbing fixtures and smart water meters and wireless monitoring. Ahead of its time, the Lucas Museum will open the doors as an eco-friendly, Net Zero Energy ready museum that gives back to the surrounding community.

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Targeting NZE

AlfaTech is providing sustainable MEP engineering design, Smart Building and Low Voltage design, DAS ERRCS survey and design, Wi-Fi modeling and design for this 5-story, state-of-the-art Museum on an 11-acre campus with extensive green space which is revitalizing Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Exposition Park. The museum will feature 100,000 SF gallery space with two state of-the-art theaters, and dedicated spaces for learning and engagement, dining, retail, and events which are controlled with underfloor air-distribution and radiant floors. Sustainable design features include rainwater collection for all the irrigation needed and a large solar panel array to reduce draw on the grid. The carbon zero design harnesses heat and cooling from the soil beneath the museum with over 700 vertical bores. A thermally active water pond increases the site’s innate cooling capacity and is modulated by the