ECOTECH INSTITUTE | Austin, TX | LEED SILVER

​Location:
Austin, TX
Size:
43,500 SF
Services:
Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering  Designs

Description

• The project was the renovation of a 43,500 SF former ice skating rink.
• Crenshaw Consulting designed the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire alarm engineering design. Facility Performance Consulting provided the commissioning.
• Photovoltaic design is a combination of building mounted and solar tree system that includes:
  • Two Solar Trees = 26.4 kW(DC)
  • Roof Mounted Polycrystalline System – Comprised of 48 Modules Connected through one 12 kW Inverter = 11.52 kW(DC
  • Second Roof Mounted Polycrystalline System – Comprised of 12 Modules Connected through one 3 kW Inverter = 2.88 kW(DC)
• In addition, Crenshaw Consulting provided the design for 2 wind turbine systems on the site.
• All of the systems on this building will be used to supplement the buildings electrical service.
  • A vertical axis turbine
  • 7 horizontal axis roof mounted turbines