Sacred Heart School Science & Student Life Center // Atherton, California
Commissioning Authority for the new two-story building with a 700-seat auditorium, 350-seat cafeteria with server and commercial kitchen, eight science classrooms, offices for faculty and staff, and a health clinic.  The building’s strategies include natural ventilation, eliminating the need for mechanical cooling except in the auditorium and kitchen, under-floor displacement cooling with natural ventilation in the Auditorium, radiant heating with energy-efficient boilers, energy-efficient lighting with occupancy sensors, a living roof with native vegetation, a 40-kW photovoltaic array, and other energy-efficient strategies.

LEED Platinum Certified

AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects of 2010
Owner: Sacred Heart School
Scope: 45,000 SF
Completed: 2009
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  • Commissioning
  • Green Buildings