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High-Performance Building Enclosure Design for a Net-Zero Ready Habitat for Sub-Zero Wildlife
Not a cookie cutter design or client, the penguins that this facility serves is a 33,000 SF virtual refrigerator with a unique high-performance design. Although extra insulation can help the overall performance of a building, in this case, it played a vital role in the overall configuration of multiple efficient building systems that makes the building Net Zero Energy Ready (ZER).
By using the Polk Penguin Conservation Center as a case study, we will discuss elements and design features that cooperate towards making any building a high-performing one, including many unique functions. The building was designed to be a ZER building while having some unique functions and design elements. It had to create an acceptable habitat while allowing visitors to view them and limit the amount of energy required to manage the two distinct climates inside the building: one for humans and one for penguins. We will demonstrate how the composition of the building envelope used typical building products, merged together with a complete warranty to make this a high-performance design for the unique functionality of the building.
Learning Objectives- After viewing this webinar, you should be able to:
- Define High Performance Buildings and key elements needed to be designed to achieve them.
- Discuss the importance of continuous insulation and air barriers to designing a high performance building.
- Discuss passive design elements that help limit solar heat gain on a building.
- Identify buildings with unique design functions will affect the performance of a building and recognize the need to design accommodation of them.
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