141

Percentage of the site area Actual consumed energy use intensity (Site EUI)

Ecology
designed to support vegetation
Percentage of site area
mandatory supporting vegetation before
metrics project began
Percentage of landscaped areas
covered by native or climate-
appropriate plants supporting
native or migratory animals
31%
31 kBtu/sq ft/yr, the last month of data (month 12)
is not yet available and was estimated based on
energy model. Please note that while photovoltaics
Zero
are installed they are not operational pending
interconnection agreement with local utility company
so they are not deducted in net calculations.
100% Actual net EUI 31 kBtu/sq ft/yr
Actual net carbon emissions 6 lbs/sq ft/yr

Predicted annual consumption 40.52% per full-

Water
Actual reduction from national
of potable water for all uses, time employee 54%
average EUI for building type
encouraged including process water (FTE)
metrics Percentage of floor area

Wellness
Is potable water used for or percentage of occupant
No 59%
irrigation? workstations with direct views
of the outdoors
Actual annual consumption of 25.5 gallon/
potable water for all uses year/FTE Percentage of floor area
or percentage of occupant
Percentage of water consumed on-site comes from Zero
workstations within 30 feet
rainwater capture
of operable windows
15% (Only a small percentage of the tank capacity
is being used on-site. Both rainwater and cooling Percentage of floor area or percentage of occupant
tower condensate water is captured and is included in workstations achieving adequate light levels without
Year of Design Completion 2016 annual calculation.) the use of artificial lighting
Project Attributes

64.8% >300 lux at 3 p.m. March 21. Percentage

Year of Substantial Project Percent of rainwater that can be
2016 80% indicated excludes the courtrooms since there are
Completion managed on-site
line-of-sight privacy/security issues and they are
not regularly occupied. The percent including the
515,862 Metrics of water quality for any stormwater leaving
Gross Conditioned Floor Area courtrooms is 51.9%.
square feet the site
CDS vortex pre-treatment device at cistern removes Is this project a workplace? Yes
117,138 80%–100% total suspended solids; Irrigation pump in
Gross Unconditioned Floor Area
square feet the tank includes a 100-micron filter just before the How many occupants per thermal
2
pump which removes remaining TSS prior to release zone or thermostat
Number of Stories 10 to drip irrigation line or spill.
Occupants who can control their
Project Climate Zone ASHRAE 3B 50%
Is rainwater captured for use by own light levels
Yes
the project?
Annual Hours of Operation 2,400 17,402

Resources
CO₂ intensity
Cost per square foot $515 metric tons
Economy

Site Area
Project Site
Project Site Context/Setting
Cost of Construction,
Excluding Furnishing
138,447
square feet Comparable cost per square foot for other, similar Estimated carbon emissions
buildings in the region associated with building 60.6 lbs/sq ft
Brownfield construction
$591/sq ft for California court facilities, per the
Urban Judicial Council of California, 5/28/2016
Percentage (by weight) of
Life Cycle Analysis of the costs associated with construction waste diverted 82%
$326 million measures taken to improve performance from landfill
Energy savings measures were reviewed for their Percentage of project floor area,
Change

Number of Occupants or Visitors 205,440 impact to EUI, initial cost, and payback period. if any, that represents adapting Zero
existing buildings
How did the approach towards sustainability
Integration

Predicted consumed energy use 35.08 kBtu/

Energy

inform the design concept? intensity (EUI) sq ft/yr Anticipated number of days the
The project goals were established during the project can maintain function 3
competition phase and included architectural 32.26 kBtu/ without utility power
Predicted net EUI
excellence, timeless design, high sustainability, sq ft/yr
beautiful durable finishes, highly functional reliable Percentage of power needs supportable by on-site
systems, efficient layout of spaces, and bringing best 6 lbs/sq ft/yr, power generation
value to the taxpayer. Raising the cubic volume above uses 0.65 lbs/
kWh and 8.9%. Rooftop photovoltaics are installed and have
the street level created a civic entry plaza allowing Predicted net carbon emissions been commissioned, but are not operational as the
both visual and physical connections to the broader 12.5 lbs/therm
as basis per 2014 federal government and the local utility are in the
context of the Los Angeles Civic Center. process of finalizing their interconnection agreement.
EPA EGRID data.

Post-occupancy evaluation summary

Discovery

Predicted reduction from national

Community

Community Engagement 53%

average EUI for building type No. While input has been provided by tenants to the
Stakeholders were provided with opportunities to GSA, per GSA standards, comfort satisfaction surveys
provide input at pre-designed points in the process. Predicted lighting power density 0.69 W/sq ft are performed after the first year of occupancy for
new structures, in this case scheduled for mid-2018.
Walk Score 95 This strategy allows for minor issues to be worked out
during the course of the first year of operations.