Bowie State University - New Student Union

LEED for New Construction - Gold

Recognition

LOCATION

Bowie, MD

MARKET

Higher Education

SQ FT

95000

TYPE

New Construction

SERVICES

Energy Modeling

PROGRAMS

LEED-NC

BUILDING HIGHLIGHTS

Bowie State University new student union is a 95,000 sf building that will include a three-story atrium/lobby, bookstore, ballroom, dining hall, and other amenities. The building is intended to serve as the new “front door” for the campus and be a showpiece for sustainable development on the campus. As part of the LEED NC Certification pursuit for this facility, SBP provided detailed whole building energy modeling analysis throughout the design process including incorporation energy efficiency measures, energy consulting, cost savings feedback and LEED EAp2 and EAc1 Performance.

RESULTS

Metric

5 of 10

LEED EAc1 points

30%

Site lighting energy savings

50%

Thermal envelope improvement

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Energy recovery with DOAS

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Demand control ventilation