Buildings use one-third of our total energy, including two-thirds of our electricity. As part of the Colorado Greening of State Government directive, UCCS committed to achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for the Science & Engineering Building. One of the categories of LEED certification is ‘Energy and Atmosphere’, which includes credits for energy optimization. This is a high performance building designed to use up to 32% less energy than an equivalent building that is not LEED certified.
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Solar Photovoltaic: The 13.6 kW thin-film laminate solar photovoltaic system on the roof provides approximately 1% of the building’s electricity needs. Renewable energy reduces pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, that are generated by fossil fuel energy sources. - Real Time Solar Monitoring
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Heat Recovery: Heating and cooling are recovered from building exhaust air and transferred to the incoming outside air by a runaround heat recovery system to pre-cool and pre-heat air when summer and winter outdoor temperatures require conditioning. This system reduces mechanical system requirements as well as energy consumption and costs. - View the Animated Heat Recovery Diagram
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Ice Storage: The building utilizes four thermal ice storage units, or ice chillers, to reduce the cost of cooling. Ice is created when utility electricity costs are low, which is later used to cool incoming air when utility costs are higher, thereby reducing the mechanical system requirements and energy costs.
- View the Animated Ice Storage System Diagram
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