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LEED® Gold NW Innovation Center

Robert Guajardo, P.E., Irvine Mechanical Engineer

Back in 2006, a simple 29,000 sf light industrial building developed by J.L. Moseley Company, Inc. became the talk of the town as the first LEED® Gold certified building in the City of Pasadena and in the entire San Gabriel Valley.

What was once just an "Average Joe" of a building only two years earlier, it quickly became the building we all know today as, "The NW Innovation Center," or as many like to call it, "The 45 Eureka Street Project." This adaptive reuse project located off the 210 Freeway and Fair Oaks Avenue in close proximity to Old Town Pasadena, houses a variety of tenants, including a college, a health spa, and a computer game design company.

"It really was a grand collaboration of inspired professionals," said Jayson Goosey, Vice President of J.L. Moseley Company.

The design team for this project was comprised of a collection of innovative designers from Glumac, PBWS Architects, Brummitt Energy Associates, and Soltierra, with additional help from frontrunners in the sustainable community.

The overall performance of this building is quite impressive:

  • 54% building energy cost reduction over the current California Title 24 Energy Standard (2006)
  • 17% of this cost reduction coming directly from the 32-kilowatt rooftop solar array
  • Renewable energy is supplied for 100% of the building
  • 40%+ reduction of building water usage under the baseline
  • Daylight harvesting in over 75% of the building
  • High-filtration HVAC system for increased indoor air quality and occupant comfort

These statistics were achieved while still maintaining re-use of 75% of the existing building shell.  

NW Innovation Center

 

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