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EPILOGUE DESIGNING FOR ZERO CARBON, VOL. 2 Quetzal Gardens, San Jose Mixed-Use: Affordable Housing above Commercial
Number of Floors: 6
Gross Floor Area (Residential): 57,502 gsf
Fully Occupied: December 2021
Number of Units: 71 - 30 (1BR), 13 (2BR), 28 (3BR)
Heating / Cooling System: Each unit has a split system heat pump with refrigerant flow to one fan coil (two in 3BR units) and air transfer fans between rooms.
DHW System: Each unit has a hybrid heat pump water heater.
Project Team
Client:
Resources for Com- munity Development
Architect:
SGPA Architeture, San Francisco
MP Engineer:
Breen Design Group, Torrance
Electrical Engineer:
Zeiger Engineers, Oakland
Modeled EUI (Site)
19.8 kBtu/sf-year
Modeled Annual Energy Use:
333,000 kWh
Measured EUI (Site)
16.2 kBtu/sf-year
On-Site Renewable En- ergy System Installed
Not Available
Measured On-Site Re- newable Energy Pro- duction
Not Available
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