TABLE OF CONTENTS During this phase, we should have narrowed down our design choices to a few important alternatives that will help the building owner or developer realize the goals of the project. We need to complete the modeling of major systems and approaches and to give the design team clear direction. In some cases, we may decide, for example, to make heat recovery ventilation a major design focus (Fig. 11.1). We certainly need better cost estimates at this stage to make sure we are still within budget.
The public viewing window and computerized data display of the enthalpy energy recovery wheel earned the Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology at Ohlone College an innovation point in the public education category, which contributed to its LEED-NC Platinum certification.
At this stage, it is often useful to take a step back and see where we are and whether earlier project goals need to be reexamined. We might also take a meeting or two to look at new opportunities that might have surfaced through the analytical efforts of the early design stages.
Has the project changed its green goals at this stage, and have we listed these...
