Location:
Charlottesville, Virginia Area
Industry:
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Awards:
Best Green Designer
Virginia Sustainable Building Network
Best Commercial Project
James River Chapter of the US Green Building Council
Dovetail Construction's new Net Zero energy office building was awarded the Best Commercial Project Award from the James River Chapter of the US Green Building Council. The project was a super insulated office building, that featured extensive load reduction features, a ground source heat pump system, and a PV array that supplies the balance of power required by the building. The project earned LEED Platinum. Staengl Engineering provided Mechanical Design and Energy Consulting services for the project.