Excellence in Sustainability: ASHRAE Global Headquarters
The existing 66,700-sq-ft, 1970s-era office building provided an ideal opportunity for ASHRAE to apply its own building standards to transform a conventional structure into a net-zero energy building, thereby showcasing sustainability in action.
An extensive preconstruction effort and value engineering helped keep the project within the association’s budget, with cost savings redirected to other net-zero features. The budget also benefited from donations of major equipment from various manufacturers. The industry’s generosity required the project team to juggle multiple delivery dates with necessary preinstallation work to ensure mutual compatibility of disparate systems.