GSA Transforms Historic Structure Into Sustainable Building Model
After 23 months of construction, the U.S. General Services Administration rededicated in mid-February its 95-year-old Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Grand Junction. Delivering on GSA’s mission to create a more sustainable government, the goal of this $15-million project is to be GSA’s first net-zero-energy building listed on the National Register.
Designed to achieve LEED-Platinum-certification, the rehab turns a 1918 building into an electric utility by having it produce as much energy as it uses. The facility is more than 50% more efficient than a typical office building as a result of the upgraded systems. If the goal of net zero is realized, the building will produce 100% of its energy needed throughout the year.