For its new office space, Integrated Design Associates is renovating a former bank—a windowless concrete building—and installing a photovoltaic array on the roof to provide for all of the building’s energy needs.
Photo: EHDD Architecture Integrated Design Associates (IDA), a lighting design and electrical engineering firm in Santa Clara, California, is renovating a former bank in San Jose to house its new headquarters. IDA hopes that the formerly windowless concrete building will be the first commercial building to provide for all of its own energy needs through an onsite photovoltaic (PV) array, which will power all systems in the building, including heating. The grid-connected building has a 30-kilowatt array on its rooftop and is expected to use 56,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. Designed by EHDD Architecture, the renovated building will feature skylights for interior daylighting, windows for occupant views, and outdoor patios for informal gatherings. Currently in the final stages of renovation, with the PV array installed, the building should be completed by June 2007. More information is available at www.ideasi.com.
Wendt, A. (2007, May 1). California Design Firm Heads for Zero-Energy. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/california-design-firm-heads-zero-energy
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