Platinum Healthcare Building on a Conventional Budget
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Platinum Healthcare Building on a Conventional Budget is a webinar case study presentation of the design process and engineering innovations at the Center for health and Healing at Oregon Health & Science University using the principles of integrated design.


In 2005, Portland was the groundbreaking site for what will become one of the most sustainable new urban communities in the country. In a pioneering public-private partnership, the city teamed with its largest employer, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), and Portland’s most successful and environmentally progressive development companies to build a dense urban enclave with housing, green spaces, commercial and retail buildings, and an expanded campus for the school in the South Waterfront District, a former industrial area along the Willamette River just south of Portland's downtown.


One of the first buildings to rise from this former shipyard is the most resource-efficient, large-scale building in the region, and one of the greenest in the country—The Center for Health & Healing. The new jewel of OHSU received a Platinum LEED Certification in February, making it the most complex and innovative North American project to achieve the rating.


The innovative engineering design was a budgetary breakthrough using 15% LESS than a conventional budget for mechanical and electrical systems, including incentives. Projections show this facility will save 61% on energy use and 56% on water use. This presentation shows participants how to challenge their building teams to achieve similar aggressive resource conservation goals. (A companion book, Engineering a Sustainable World, a 50-page case study about the project, is available at www.interfaceengineering.com.)


  • Design Approach
    • Program: time of day use patterns
    • Project energy end usage to assess optimal reduction approach
    • Harvest natural resources available (solar/wind)
    • “Right-size” systems for reduced loads
  • Strategies
    • Integrated design approach
    • Central power plant
    • Energy efficiency strategies
    • Water conservation strategies
    • Energy storage
    • Cost reduction strategies
  • Results
    • 61.8% energy savings
    • 100% rainwater reuse
    • 56% reduction in potable water usage
    • 100% on-site sewage treatment
    • No increase in capital cost



Webinar Learning Objectives
 

  • Learn the principles of integrated design as they apply to large, complex projects.
  • Understand new options for integrating building systems into the design of large buildings.
  • Appreciate how working closely with the engineering team can produce high-performance buildings on conventional budgets.


About the Speaker


Andrew Frichtl, PE

Mr. Frichtl is Principal, Senior Mechanical Engineer at Interface Engineering. The recipient of numerous achievement awards, he is well known in the world of architecture and infrastructure as a leader in sustainable design, with a specialty in energy efficiency and conservation. He uses energy modeling and energy analysis studies as a key component of solid sustainable and cost-effective design. He has extensive experience in designing mechanical, electrical and architectural systems known for offering surprising payback timeframes. As a Principal, Project Manager and Team Leader, he is responsible for the design of mechanical systems and overall project management. Andy began his career at Interface in 1988.