The Energy Institute project features green building design aspects and a hands-on learning labs for students studying in the college's energy programs. The building includes a green roof, solar panels, exposed mechanical systems and no-flush urinal. Recycled materials were used in the construction and furnishings.
The building is situated to take advantage of passive solar energy and natural lighting and will use about 35 to 40 percent of the energy of a normal building....
more »The Energy Institute project features green building design aspects and a hands-on learning labs for students studying in the college's energy programs. The building includes a green roof, solar panels, exposed mechanical systems and no-flush urinal. Recycled materials were used in the construction and furnishings.
The building is situated to take advantage of passive solar energy and natural lighting and will use about 35 to 40 percent of the energy of a normal building. Much of its electricity is generated by the solar panels and solar thermal panels heat some of its hot water. The building is heated and cooled by a geo-thermal pump that taps the constant 55-degree temperatures below the Earths surface.
Native groundcover, not grass, carpet the site, helping the building forgo a traditional storm water collection system.
The facility is used to house a technical center for fuel cell and alternative energy training, a state-of-the-art incubator for establishing new businesses in the region, and an applied research center.
The technology center is equipped with alternate energy sources such as fuel cells, wind turbines, natural gas, solar panels, and a geothermal energy system. These systems and others are envisioned to operate the facility as training models for Hocking College students.
Architect: Design Group
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