Wayne Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
Project Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Partners
The Beck Group | General Contractor |
WRL | Architect |
Location
Grand Junction, CO
Project Duration
February 2011 – January 2013
Project Scope
This remodel will transform the 92-year old structure into a sustainable facility, becoming Weifield’s third net zero project. Weifield plans to match and redesign historical fixtures while maintaining the highest LEED efficiency for this first GSA historic net zero remodel.
Designed by renowned architect James Wetmore, the three-story building is a multi-tenant professional office building housing the U.S. District Courts and various federal agencies. The building will be fully occupied throughout the project. the Wayne Aspinall Federal building was a post office and courthouse in 1918. In 1939, a large extension was added.
The design team is targeting LEED Platinum certification. Upon completion, the Wayne Aspinall building is expected to be the GSA’s first Site Net Zero Energy building on the National Register of Historic Places. Building physics analysis has been used to study space thermal comfort, natural ventilation and daylighting potential, envelope thermal performance, renewable energy potential, and whole building energy performance. A 115 kW roof and canopy mounted photovoltaic array, DC micro-grids, GeoExchange, and variable refrigerant flow systems are proposed. Energy produced in excess of the building’s needs will be exported to Grand Junction’s electrical grid. The building will also feature state-of-the-art florescent light fixtures with wireless controls and storm windows with solar control film to reduce demand on heating and cooling. The building will also get energy efficiency upgrades for its shell, space conditioning (with variable-refrigerant flow), ventilation, and wireless controls.
News Articles
GSA: Government Unveils Plans for Country’s First Net-Zero Energy Historic Building