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44 Daylight With Less Heat Spectral Services Consultants Corporate Office The Spectral Services Consultants Corporate Office in Noida, India, achieves more than 36% energy savings, mainly by providing daylight to occupants throughout the day without gaining heat from the sun. On most days the electric lighting is switched off because the sun provides sufficient light. Permanently inclined louvers block direct sunlight and reduce air-conditioning loads. The building also uses 100% rainwater harvesting to make it a zero water discharge building. 28 Bridge from the Past © Paul Crosby The Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life The transformation of Tulane University’s Center for University Life in New Orleans was 50% complete when flooded by Hurricane Katrina. Today, the center provides a dynamic hub for students that pairs microclimates with social activities. It also serves as a demonstration project for combining innovative technologies with the city’s rich history of climateresponsive architecture. It is informed by the characteristic buildings of New Orleans’ past with balconies, galleries and louvered overhangs. The building includes innovative passive strategies such as chilled water walls that provide air turbulence and radiant conditioning. Introducing shade, radiantly cooled surfaces, and air movement decreased cooling requirements by an estimated 42% overall. fa l l 2 0 0 8 HigH Performing Buildings 3

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of High Performing Buildings - Fall 2008

High Performing Buildings - Fall 2008
Contents
Lessons Learned
Green on a Budget
ASHRAE Sets Example: ASHRAE Headquarters
The Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life
Spectral Services Consultants Corporate Office
Advertising Index

High Performing Buildings - Fall 2008