“The reality of energy efficient strategies and technologies is that conventional buildings have become a lot more complex. And complex buildings? Only more so.”
steve frei, PE, LEED® AP
aei Managing Principal-in-charge
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the eli and edythe broad center for
Optimizing Architectural/Mechanical Integration with CFD The first LEED® Gold building on the University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus, the Eli and Edythe Broad California Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research represents significant advances in next-generation integrative research facility design as well as in sustainable design strategies and technologies. While the 87,500 sf Broad Center reduces energy consumption by 30% through use of chilled beams alone, this Laboratory of the Year High Honors recipient perhaps most dramatically demonstrates the successful integration of a design concept involving optimal envelope and mechanical system performance. AEI computational fluid dynamics informed intake pressure equalizing, preserving the passive stack effect in the air cavity of the double skin. The highly flexible Broad Center facility is a magnet for biotechnical talent focused on developing life-saving cures through collaborative stem cell research across disciplines.
Services: Mechanical, Electrical, Piping/Plumbing, Fire Protection, Sustainability, Architectural Lighting Design
Size: 87,500 sf
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Architect: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP LEED® Status: LEED® Gold Awards: 2011 High Honors Laboratory of the Year Award
2011 Sustainable Innovation Award
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