UC Santa Barbara, Student Resource Building
Final Thesis Presentation
Clement Fung
4.18.07
Advisors: Dr. Mistrick + Ted Dannerth
Integrated BAE + MAE Lighting | Electrical Candidate
Penn State Architectural Engineering
Project Information
General Statistics
Name:
Location:
Size:
Function:
Levels:
Project Delivery Method:
Construction Dates:
Cost:
Student Resource Building
Santa Barbara
68,413 SF
University Administration and Multi-functional Spaces
3
Design-Bid-Build
Spring 2005 – November 2006
$18,986,000
Project Players
Owner:
Architect, Interiors and Landscape:
Structural + MEP Engineering:
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University of California Santa Barbara
Sasaki Associates, INC.
ARUP
Building Location
SW Corner
NE Corner
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Presentation Outline
Lighting Depth
North East Plaza
Forum
Multi-Purpose Room
Student Resource Center
Electrical Depth
LEED Breadth
Architectural Breadth
Final Remarks
Acknowledgements
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North East Plaza | Overview
Uses
: Social Functions
: Transition Space
Architectural Features
: Elliptical Geometry
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North East Plaza | Design Goals
. : The creation of a dynamic space to encourage socialization
. : Use of light to accentuate elliptical form
. : Use of light to guide motion
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North East Plaza | Luminaire Layout
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North East Plaza | Luminaire Schedule
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CANOPY AREA: 0.48 W/SF < 0.50 W/SF (Title-24 2006)
OK
OPEN AREA: 0.14 W/SF < 0.17 W/SF (Title-24 2006)
OK
North East Plaza | Illuminance Levels
Averages (fc)
Canopy Area 3.8 fc
Open Area
3.1 fc
IES Recommended
Category A (3.0 fc)
Plan View
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Perspective View
North East Plaza | Graphical Essay
[ Insert Viz Render]
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Forum | Overview
Uses
Architectural
Lighting
Elements
Features
: Blue
Pedestrian
Clerestories
LED ceiling
thoroughfare
wash
: Linear LED elements for stairs, bridges and info desk
: Thin
Ground
Exposed
profile
level
staircase
LED
seating
wall
and
panels
pedestrian bridges: CMH poles
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Forum | Overview
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Multi-Purpose Room | Overview
Use
Architectural
Features
: Elliptical
Multi-functional
form
: Suspended wood acoustical ceiling
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: Sloped ceiling
: Tackable wall display panel
Multi-Purpose Room | Design Goals
. : Flexible lighting system
. : Use of light to accentuate architectural form
. : Lighting controls to reduce wasted light
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Multi-Purpose Room | Luminaire Layout
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Multi-Purpose Room | Luminaire Layout
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Multi-Purpose Room | Luminaire Schedule
1.19 W/SF < 1.40 W/SF (Title-24 2006)
OK
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Multi-Purpose Room | Illuminance Levels
Averages
Floorplane: 26 fc
Workplane: 29 fc
IES Recommended
Category C (10 fc)
Category D (30 fc)
Pseudo Render
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Multi-Purpose Room | Graphical Essay
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Student Resource Center | Overview
Architectural
Lighting
Use
Elements
Elements
: Workspace
Rubber floor
Recessed
linear
tilesfluorescents
: Info
Suspended
Low-voltage
Center elliptical
adjustable
GWB
accents
ceiling
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: Photosensor
Floor to ceiling window
: Occupancy Sensor
Electrical Depth | Overview
Cost-feasibility studies of installing
1. Building-integrated photovoltaic system (BIPV)
2. Energy efficient transformers
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Electrical Depth | BIPV
Product Specified
Max Power: 816 W per module
Physical Dimensions
Length (ft): 20
Width (ft): 10
Thickness (in): 0.12
Advantages
1. Sunny weather in Santa Barbara, CA
2. Integrated light-weight thin-film amorphous photovoltaic technology
3. Offset building’s demands for fossil fuel generated power
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Electrical Depth | BIPV
Roof Area Coverage
Gross Usable Roof Area = 18,234 sf
Assume 80% Roof Coverage = 18,234 sf x 0.8 = 14,587 sf (72 BIPV Modules)
Max Possible Power Generation = 58.8 Kw
Turn Key System Cost
= $ 524,607 (A)
California Energy Commission: Incentives and Grants
= $ 354,723 (B)
Final System Cost (A-B)
= $ 169,884
RETScreen© Photovoltaic System Analysis
Payback Period
Annual Savings
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8.3 years
$ 17,109
Recommended
Electrical Depth | Energy Efficient Transformers
T-1C
T-1A
T-3A
Benefits
1. High operation efficiency (>98.6%)
2. NEMA TP-1, Energy Star® Compliant and Ecologo Certified
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T-1B
Electrical Depth | Energy Efficient Transformers
Base Case
Energy Efficient Xfrmrs
T-1A : 225 KVA (Dry Type)
7,900
28,000
T-1B : 112.5 KVA (Dry Type)
4,300
16,000
T-1C : 75 KVA (Dry Type)
2,970
12,000
T-3A: 30 KVA (Dry Type)
1,725
7,000
Initial Costs:
16,895
63,000
Analysis Results
Payback Period
Annual Operating Cost Savings
1.37 years
$ 33,587
Energy Cost Savings Over 20 Years
$ 1,782,344
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Electrical Depth | Energy Efficient Transformers
Annual GHG Reduction
Equivalence
124 tons of C02
23 acres of trees
400 tons of coal
16 car emissions
968 kg of SOX
17 homes heated
417 kg of NOX
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Recommended
LEED Breadth | Overview
Current Status
LEED-NC 2.2
Rating Scale
Certified
Silver
Gold
Platinum
26-32 points
33-38 points
39-51 points (Currently attempting 50)
52-69 points
To achieve Platinum Status through the following credits:
1. EA Credit 2
“On-site Renewable Energy”
2. MR Credit 6
“Rapidly Renewable Materials”
3. EQ Credit 1
“Carbon Dioxide Monitoring”
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LEED Breadth | EA Credit 1: On-Site Renewable Energy
LEED-NC 2.2 Criteria
% Renewable
Point Awarded
2.5
7.5
12.5
1
2
3
Solution
Implementation of proposed BIPV system provides 14% on-site renewable energy
3 points earned
Platinum Status
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Architectural Breadth | Overview
Scope “NE Plaza Redesign”
Landscape Architecture is the manipulation of 3 planes
1. Ground Plane (i.e. Concrete, dirt, grass, etc)
2. Vertical Plane (i.e. Shrubs, trees, urban structure, etc)
3. Sky Plane
Goal
. : Creation of a more contained environment
. : To respect existing elliptical form of the plaza
. : Implementation of water features to enhance spatial dynamics
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Architectural Breadth | Solution
Trees
In-grade
integrated
pump
module
In-grade
integrated
pump module
Reflecting pools
with perimeter seating
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Architectural Breadth | Before + After
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Final Remarks
Lighting Depth
- Solutions implemented provides adequate light levels for visual tasks
- Visual interest created through strategic placement of luminaires
Electrical Depth
- PV system provides potential to utilize a renewable energy source to offset building’s needs
- Energy efficient transformers allows for additional energy cost savings
LEED Breadth
- Potential to earn Platinum status through BIPV system alone
Architectural Breadth
- More aesthetically pleasing and comfortable environment created for users
- Water feature enhances spatial dynamics
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Acknowledgements
Much thanks and appreciation to the following people that have given me so much guidance and
support over the course of this past year:
- UC Santa Barbara
- HLB Lighting Design
- Sasaki Associates
- ARUP
- Dr. Mistrick, Professor Dannerth, Professor Holland, Professor Parfitt and Professor Ling
- Jeff Park, Leidy Klotz and Angela Lewis
- My fellow AEs, especially those in the lighting option
- All my friends, especially those in Hong Kong who keep me entertained during the many early
morning hours that I was awake doing thesis
(HK is 12 hours ahead of EST)
- Last but not least, my family for their patience and support these past 5 years even though I am on
the other side of the world most the time
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