Portfolio: Project Details
Student Services Center
Contra Costa College
San Pablo, CA
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Interactive Resources provided comprehensive architecture and engineering services for the new 16,000+ square-foot Student Services Center.
The new building provides students with one-stop access
to important resources, such as counseling, financial aid, and
career guidance.
The Student Services
Center serves as a part of the gateway and
focal point to the college, and brings a fresh new aesthetic to
the mid-century architecture of the campus.
Sustainable design measures include:
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Landscape design to reduce heat island effect by minimizing paved areas, use of
light colored paving and porous brick paving instead of asphalt, and utilizing
drought tolerant plants.
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Utilization of PG&E Savings by Design program, which offers
monetary incentives for exceeding Title-24 energy requirements by 20%.
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Reduced amount of energy required to heat and cool building by accommodating
under-floor air, data and power through the use of a raised access floor. This
technique also requires virtually no ductwork, and provides for maximum upgrade
flexibility in the future.
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Use of clerestory windows to increase daylighting and natural ventilation.
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Incorporation of sunshades (louvers) above all southern exposed windows and
deep overhangs at glazed entry areas, as well as roll-down shades at all glazed
areas, and low-e insulated glazing combine to provide maximum daylighting and
energy performance.
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East to West building orientation to provide daylighting and optimize solar
control.
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Single-ply "cool roof" to enhance energy efficiency and reduce heat island
effect.
