E54-The Road to Zero Energy: Strategies for a Zero Energy Outpatient Facility

  • Room: 304BC
  • Session Number:E54
Monday, October 10, 2022: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Speaker(s)

Speaker
Corey Chinn PE, C.E.M., CxA, LEED AP
Mechanical Engineer, Commissioning Manager
Farnsworth Group
Speaker
Donald Moore
Chief Executive Officer
Pueblo Community Health Center
Speaker
Jessica Massie RA, NCID
Senior Associate
RTA Architects
Speaker
Kevin Gould AIA
Principal
RTA Architects

Description

As a leading healthcare provider in Pueblo, Colo., and a non-profit, charitable organization, Pueblo Community Health Center (PCHC) wanted to align their organizational sustainability goals with the City of Pueblo’s goal to become fully powered by renewable energy by 2035. As a result, PCHC decided to pursue the goal of a zero energy building for their new East Side Clinic, the first emerging zero energy outpatient healthcare clinic in Colorado. This case study will describe the project’s use of zero energy building strategies, the benefits to the owner and surrounding community, and the results of the project to date.

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Learning Objectives

• Understand industry terms for measurement of building energy use.
• Learn about the process applied to the East Side Clinic.
• Increase knowledge regarding goal setting, energy modeling, and integrated design.
• Understand how zero energy building strategies not only reduce energy costs for owners but reduce the impact on the environment and benefit the communities they serve.