North Boulder Recreation Center

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North Boulder Recreation Center Boulder, Colorado
LEED v2.0 SILVER 2003 Certification
Our goal is to provide the best achievable
facility for the community. LEED helps us in
that goal by encouraging excellence in all
aspects of design and construction, and
demonstrates our commitment to environmental
sustainability. Bill Boyes, Facility Asset
Manager

• Sustainable Sites 8 Points
• Erosion Sedimentation Control Required
• Site Selection Use of an existing site 1 Point.
• Alternative Transportation Accessibility to
  public transit and bike paths and charging
  stations for electrical vehicles. 4 Points
• Reduced Site Disturbance 1 Point
• Landscape Ext. Designed to Reduce Heat Island
  Use of drought tolerance and native plants. 1
  Point
• Light Pollution Reduction Ground-directed
  exterior lighting. 1 Point
• Water Efficiency 1 Point
• Water Efficient Landscaping Drought tolerant
  plants. 1 Point
• Energy and Atmosphere 7 Points
• Optimized Energy Performance Solar water heating
  system and regulation of interior temperature for
  each room. 5 Points
• Additional Commissioning 1 Point
• Green Power 1 Point
• Materials and Resources 6 Points
• Building Reuse Design reuse 83 of original
  shell. 1 Point
• Construction Waste Management 75 of
  construction waste diverted from landfill. 2
  Points
• Resource Reuse Reprocessing parking lots
  original asphalt and specifying waste reducing
  compressed wood strips fro structural beams,
  reuse of doors, flooring materials, and
  countertops. 1 Point
• Use of Local/Regional Materials 2 Points
• Indoor Environmental Quality 9 Points

Owner City of Boulder Project Team
Architect Barker Rinker Seacat
Architecture Engineer ABS Consultants
Contractor Rhoads Construction
Company Sustainable Consultant Architectural
Energy Corp. Solar Consultant Industrial Solar
Technology Building Statistics Completion
Date March, 2003 Cost 11.6
Million Size 622,000 square feet Building
Type Recreation Center, expansion and
renovation Annual Energy Use 97,000 per
year Annual Energy Savings 56,000 per year (37
compared to ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999), 2
billion BTUs
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• North Boulder Recreation Center
• Boulder, Colorado

• Solar Water Heating System
• 5,700 SF collector surface.
• 265,000, including installation.
• Estimated 50 savings in natural gas
  consumption.
• Solar panels manufactured by Industrial Solar
  Technology of Golden, CO.
• Water is pumped through the solar unit to bring
  it closer to the desired temperature before being
  heated by the boilers.
• New boilers are 90 more efficient than the old
  ones.
• The roof is manufactured by Firestone Building
  Products and is modified bitumen roof with a
  white reflective coating and an ENERGY STAR
  certification with reflectivity of at least 0.65.
• HVAC system is a R-22 HCFC system and doesnt
  use CFC based refrigerant.
• Avoided annual energy cost just over 56,000
  with a simple payback period of 9.6 years.
• The energy cost per square foot is 32 less than
  the East Boulder Recreation Center and 27 less
  than the South Boulder Recreation Center.

• Additional information
• The North Boulder Recreation Center was the
  first building in the state of Colorado to earn
  the LEED Silver certification.
• The project included replacing the existing
  pool, and expanding the gymnastics and aquatics
  activities areas.
• The project increased the building size from
  34,000 square feet to 62,000 square feet.
• There is an average of 1,000 visitors daily to
  the facility.
• The centers high efficiency boilers and one of
  the largest flat-plate solar water heating
  systems in the United States provide pre-heat
  water for the centers two pools and domestic hot
  water.
• The Parks and Recreation Department developed
  three goals for the renovation project to reduce
  the amount of landfill waste generated by
  renovation, to reduce the consumption of natural
  resources used in renovation and operating the
  center, and to improve efficiency of the centers
  HVAC.
• The center has a two year contract to purchase
  wind power to meet at least 50 of the electrical
  needs.

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North Boulder Recreation Center Boulder, Colorado

• The efficient design will save the city about
  56,000 in avoided utility bills this year. And
  the solar water heating system will minimize the
  impact of natural gas price hikes.
• - Al Quiller, Recreation Administrator
• We decided to go for LEED certification from
  the beginning, because LEED is a recognized
  standard of quality for public and private
  commercial construction projects. LEED provided
  a framework to encourage the inclusion of
  features that improved the environmental impact
  and energy efficiency of the facility.
• - Bill Boyes, Facility Asset Manager

• Additional Information
• US Green Building Council LEED
• www.usgbc.org/leed
• City of Boulder Parks and Recreation
• www.ci.boulder.co.us/parks-recreation
• Architectural Energy Corporation
• www.archenergy.com
• Contact Information
• Al Quiller, Recreation Administrator
• [phone], quillera_at_ci.boulder.co.us
• Bill Boyes, Facility Asset Manager
• [phone], boyesb_at_ci.boulder.co.us
• Owner Contact Information
• North Boulder Recreation Center
• Boulder, CO
• www.ci.boulder.co.us

Case study compiled by Kendra Wolf, Colorado
State University
February 2006
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