Project Overview

BTU Engineers served as the Commissioning Authority (CA) for Deckers Outdoor Corporation, providing LEED Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning. This project has achieved LEED silver certification under U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction (LEED-NC) green building rating system.

The three subject properties are located in Goleta, CA. Building 1 is a 2-story, 77,000 SF, is primarily office building. Building 2 is a 2-story, 45,000 SF, combined office/retail building. Building 4 is a 1-story, 30,000 SF, combines office/warehouse building.

BTU Engineers not only commissioned the basic HVAC, lighting, and plubming systems for this project, but it also commissioned UPS, batteries, automatic transfer switches, power distribution units, and electrical generators.

Project Overview

BTU Engineers worked on a building located on 7th Street in Los Angeles, CA. Total conditioned space is 219,122 sq.ft. for this facility. We provided LEED EBOM services for this building. This building achieved LEED Gold status in 2013. Btu Engineers performed ASHRAE 62.1 calculations, transportation survey calculations, and water saving calculations.

LEED Gold Achieved
Sustainable Sites: 15 / 26
Water Efficiency: 8 / 14
Energy and Atmosphere: 20 / 35
Materials and Resources: 7 / 10
Indoor Environmental Quality: 8 / 15
Innovation and Design: 4 / 6

Project Overview

20001 Prairie St is the address of Child Care Resource Center’s main office; which is located in Chatsworth, CA. CCRC building is a 78,000 square foot, 2-story office building. This property is located at the intersection of Prairie Street and Pen Field Avenue. BTU Engineers performed ASHRAE level 2 audit at this facility.

Project Overview

BTU Engineers provided energy modeling and LEED commissioning for 6 buildings in Culver City, CA. The total area is approximately 41,253 square feet of retail and restaurant, and 38,120 square feet of office. There are two above ground parking structures, one existing and the other new, which accommodates a total of 291 parking spaces.

The Platform at Culver Station is a retail, office, and parking project that includes adaptive reuse of some existing buildings in conjunction with new construction to create a community oriented niche shopping environment with some office above. The broad theems that drive the design are transportation, pedestrian flow, and sustainability.

Project Overview

BTU Engineers performed energy modeling for Chatsworth Courthouse located in Chatsworth, CA. The courthouse is approximately 340,600 sq.ft. ASHRAE Guideline 14 was used as a techinal guidance for statistical analysis of simulation error. BTU Engineers calibrated the baseline model to actual post-occupancy metered energy, to ±5% for monthly calibration and to ±10% for yearly calibration.

In addition, BTU Engineers performed various energy efficiency measures calculations, including both retrofit measures and retro-commissioning measures.

Project Overview

BTU Engineers staff worked on General Mills Endor Project located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The project has received LEED Gold Certification. BTU Engineers staff acted as a LEED-NC energy modeler for the project. BTU Engineers staff performed Exceptional Calculations Method to show LEED rating authority energy saving from industrial process loads. The project earned nine LEED Optimize Energy Performance points (EAc1).

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BTU Engineers is providing measurement and verification services for Buildings 1, 2, and 4 of Deckers Outdoor Corporation located in Goleta, CA.

Project Overview

BTU Engineers staff worked on San Jose State University, Student Union building located in San Jose, California. The project comprises renovation of an existing 140,000 sq ft facility, and construction of new east and west wings totaling approximately 99,000 sq ft. The new structures are connected to the existing building.

BTU Engineer’s staff used International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Option D Method to show building is operating according to the design documents. A baseline model was compared to actual energy usage in the building.