homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Construction


print  email to a friend  reprints add to mydjc  

November 7, 2014

K-12 Honor award:
Eisenhower High School

Photo from MIW [enlarge]
Eisenhower High School, clad in brick, was designed to be 20 percent more efficient than the current state energy code.

Location: Yakima

Mason contractor: Bratton Masonry

Architects: KDF Architecture; NAC Architecture

Owner: Yakima School District

General contractor: Graham Construction

Rural schools are the common ground connecting families and community to each other and students to their potential.

One of the largest challenges that rural schools face is ongoing costs of operating and maintaining their buildings. Eisenhower High School was designed to be 20 percent more efficient than the current state energy code. To accomplish that, a life-cycle cost analysis was used to help select systems that were appropriate for the building and could be maintained by its staff.

The building orientation, envelope and sunscreens were used to control thermal gain. Enhanced commissioning made sure that the systems functioned efficiently and as designed.






Other Stories:



Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.