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Sonoma Academy Guild & Commons Building (Top)
Special Feature: All-electric commercial kitchen serving entire school
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Santa Rosa, California
Sonoma Academy Guild & Commons Building
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Building Type: Two-Story High School Classroom and Commons Building
Gross Floor Area: 19,500 gsf Occupied: 2018
Modeled EUI (Site)
36.8 kBtu/sf-year
Measured EUI (Site)
34.1 kBtu/sf-year (20xx)
On-Site Renewable Energy System Installed
143 kW (DC) Solar PV
Measured On-Site Energy Production
210,646 kWh/year (2019) 36.8 kBtu/sf-year (2019)
HVAC System
Ground-Source Heat Pump w
Radiant Slabs
All-Electric Kitchen
Induction cooktops, Energy Star appliances (ovens, toast- ers)
Project Team
Client:
Sonoma Academy
Architect:
WRNS Studio, San Francisco
Mechanical Engineering:
Interface Engineering
Building Type: Academic Classroom Building
Gross Floor Area: 2,696 gsf Occupied: 2015
Modeled EUI (Site):
41.3 kBtu/sf-year
Measured EUI (Site):
28.8 kBtu/sf-year (2016)
On-Site Renewable Energy System Installed:
18.2 kW (DC) Solar PV
Measured On-Site Energy Production:
24,763 kWh/year
31.4 kBtu/sf-year (2016)
HVAC System
Ground-Source Heat Pump,
ERV
DHW
Electric Water Heater
Project Team
Client:
UC Santa Barbara
Architect:
Thompson Naylor Architects, Santa Barbara
Mechanical Engineering:
Mechanical Engineering Consultants, Santa Barbara
Mammoth Lakes, California
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