New Orleans Bioinnovation Center

2012 AIA New Orleans Honor Award

2015 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project Award

2014 Good Design is Good Business Award

2014 Green Good Design Award

2014 IIDA Delta Region Award of Excellence

2013 American Architecture Award

2012 AIA Louisiana Honor Award

2012 AIA New Orleans Honor Award

This project uses less energy per square foot than 89% of the buildings in the Labs21 benchmarking database of over 400 lab/office buildings nationally, 67% below the median EUI (343kBtu/sf/yr - ). The actual utility bills for the initial 12 month period (117kBtu/sf/yr) closely track that projected by computer simulation (119 kBtu/sf/yr). This savings of 224kBtu/sf/yr is like making a net-zero building of almost any other building type.

This level of verified performance has been achieved through a combination of an efficient building skin employing strategically deployed glazing with solar controls, highly targeted controls of airflow, temperature, and lighting for virtually every space, and an efficient central plant.

It is reinforced at the operations level by fine-grained energy and comfort monitoring. Each ~1000sf lab + support area unit is individually metered, enabling the building owner to track and compare lighting and plug load consumption, identifying best-practice high performers.

73% of site energy use is electricity, with purchase agreements in place for carbon-neutral sources, and the roof has been made solar-ready with attachment footings and conduit in place for future PV.

Performance Metrics

120 kBtu/sf-yr Measured during occupancy
370 kBtu/sf-yr Measured EUI typical of this building type & size
68% savings Measured vs typical of this building type & size
119 kBtu/sf-yr (24% better than code) Model prediction: As designed
157 kBtu/sf-yr Model prediction: If designed to just meet code