Veterinary Medicine Instructional Facility

GLADYS VALLEY HALLVeterinary Medicine Instructional Facility

GOING FOR GOLDValley Hall has achieved LEED Platinum certification. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

(LEED) green building certification system provides a benchmark for the design, construction and operation of

high-performance green buildings, recognizing performance in six areas:

Sustainable Sites Energy & Atmosphere Indoor Environmental Quality

Water Efficiency Materials & Resources Innovation & Design Process

Key project achievements include:

� Use of previously developed site (no prime

farmland or wetland).

� Construction erosion and sedimentation

control.

� Detains and filter storm water on site to

recharge ground water and reduce runoff.

� High ratio of open space to building.

� Native and adapted plants in landscape.

� No added occupant parking.

� 250 bike parking spaces.

� Pedestrian access within a half mile to

numerous services.

� Located within ¼ mile to Unitrans bus stop &

UCDHS shuttle to Sacramento.

� Minimization of urban "heat islands," which

occur when development replaces vegetation,

by providing trees, shading devices, pervious

pavers, and reflective roof materials.

� Limited light trespass to increase night sky

visibility and reduce impact on nocturnal

environments.

GLADYS VALLEY HALLSustainable Sites

Key project achievements include:

� Real-time, weather based irrigation control,

efficient watering devices and drought tolerant

plant species for a water efficient landscape

resulting in reduction of 56% water use from

the calculated baseline.

� Highly water-efficient plumbing fixtures

leading to 31% reduction in potable water use.

� Water piping for toilets is separate from other

domestic water piping to allow for future

connection to reclaimed water service when it

becomes available.

GLADYS VALLEY HALLWater Efficiency

Key project achievements include:

� No ozone depleting CFC-based refrigerants.

� Exceeds California Title 24 building code

standards by 32%.

� High performance envelope (exterior walls &

roof) with insulated windows and exterior

shading devices which allow in daylight with

less heat

� Energy-efficient lighting systems with daylight

harvesting controls in select rooms (lights dim

or off when enough outside light), and

occupancy sensors (lights off when room not

in use).

� Low-energy displacement ventilation system.

� Natural ventilation and radiant slab in Central

Commons provides buffer space between

exterior and interior temperatures.

� Evaporative pre-cooling on HVAC units.

� Thorough equipment testing and performance

evaluation prior to occupancy to ensure

proper use and efficiency.

GLADYS VALLEY HALLEnergy & Atmosphere

Key project achievements include:

� 96% of construction waste sorted on site and

diverted from landfill.

� A comprehensive recycling program for paper,

cardboard, glass, metals, and plastic with .

recycling collections at every floor.

� Used recycled content materials throughout -

steel, insulation, windows, concrete, and

more.

� Used materials manufactured within 500 miles

of the project to reduce the transportation

impacts of long distance shipping.

� Used maple and poplar lumber from forests

certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

� Used rapidly renewable building product -

ceiling tiles made from wheat straw in the

large auditoria.

GLADYS VALLEY HALLMaterials & Resources

Key project achievements include:

� Care taken during construction to protect

ventilation system from dust and moisture.

� At end of construction, building flushed with

outside air for 2 weeks to ensure a clean

building environment.

� Paints, sealants and adhesives with little or no

VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds).

� Ventilation system has carbon dioxide

monitoring and airflow measurement

equipment with controls to provide outside air

when needed.

� Displacement ventilation system provides

ventilation air through registers low in rooms

to increase the amount of filtered outside air

being delivered to the occupants.

� Walk off mats at building entrances to limit

pollutants coming inside.

� Ample views to the outdoors in all areas

without critical visual tasks (i.e. projection and

radiograph examinations).

GLADYS VALLEY HALLIndoor Environmental Quality

Key project achievements include:

� A green cleaning program.

� An active educational program including tours,

signage and web-based educational material.

To arrange a tour. please contact

apdoyle@ucdavis.edu in the UCD Office of

Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability

GLADYS VALLEY HALLInnovation & Design Process

For more information about:

UC Davis commitment to sustainability, visit the http://sustainability.ucdavis.edu

LEED and the US Green Building Council, visit www.usgbc.org.