E-Newsletters: Fall 2003
In This Issue:
Case Study:
Oregon's New Dept. of Human Services Building
 By implementing state-of-the-art daylighting and displacement ventilation systems, Interface Engineering helped the State of Oregon and architect Fletcher Farr Ayotte PC transform an empty, former "big box" retail building in downtown Salem into a highly energy efficient and comfortable space for the employees of the state's Department of Human Services.
Mike Shea of Fletcher Farr Ayotte PC reported that "By using displacement ventilation and daylighting systems in this building, Interface was successful in maximizing employee comfort and productivity for our client."
Details of how Interface worked with its client to ensure that the renovation of this 60,000 sq. ft. facility met the Leadership in Energy and Environmental DesignSize (LEED®) 2.0 standard are included in the PDF case study document that is linked below.
Click this link to view a PDF Case Study about this project...
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Conservation Challenges in Older Buildings
 It's
ironic, but as reported by Interface Engineering's Mark
Heizer, PE, the ventilation in older buildings may suffer
from the innovations offered by newer energy conserving
technologies. Heizer recently presented an invited paper
to the World Energy Engineering Congress in Atlanta,
Georgia, in which he outlined some of the problems buildings
with older HVAC systems are likely to encounter, as
firms move to more energy-efficient lighting and far
less energy-using laptop computers and flat-panel display
monitors.
"Basically," says Heizer, "older buildings
are likely to begin seeing problems with providing
adequate ventilation as internal heat loads are reduced,
since their demand for fresh air is driven by the
need for cooling these loads. Some systems may not
be able to provide enough fresh outside air to meet
code requirements for ventilation."
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New Projects Add Aggressive LEED® Goals
Interface Engineering has started design work on two new projects with aggressive LEED® certification goals. The Ethos Music School has acquired an 18,000-sq.ft., 1920s-era Masonic Hall for a music academy serving low-income kids in Portland and will add a small residential wing for music camps for disadvantaged kids from all over Oregon. The renovation project has announced a goal of certifying at the LEED® Platinum level. Interface is contributing some of its design services to help the project achieve this goal. Construction would begin in 2004 and be completed in 2005.
Interface Engineering has also started design work on a new classroom/office building at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, in the northwest coastal corner of the state. This approximately 90,000-sq.ft. project has registered its intention to become the first LEED® Gold certified project in the 23-campus California State University System. Construction completion is expected in the fall of 2006.
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Clackamas School Gets LEED® Silver Certification
 Previously profiled in this e-newsletter, the Portland- area Clackamas High School, opened in April 2002, has recently been awarded the Silver level of LEED® certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Interface Engineering provided lighting design, daylighting controls, electrical design and building commissioning for this 265,000 sq.ft. award-winning high school. The project is expected to save nearly 45% of the overall energy used by a typical high school built to the Oregon Energy Code, and more than 55% of the lighting energy of a normal school. Interface expects a similar Oregon project, The Dalles Middle School, to receive a LEED® Silver certification in the near future.
A complete PDF case study of the Clackamas High School project is available via this link...
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Survey: Increased Interest in Sustainable Design
Interface Engineering's Jerry Yudelson, PE, reported to the 2003 Greenbuild conference of the U.S. Green Building Council in November on his survey research into how design and construction firms have responded to the increased marketplace interest in sustainable design.
Yudelson's invited paper concluded that firms need to make sustainable design more of an integral part of their marketing and branding efforts, if they are to remain competitive over the next several years.
Please click here to download a PDF of Jerry's report...
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WinCo Foods' Sales-Enhancing Daylighting System
For a 110,000 sq.ft. new grocery store in Vancouver, Washington, regional discounter WinCo Foods chose a skylight driven daylighting system.
A number of studies have shown that daylighting enhances retail sales. For this project, Interface's engineers designed a simple three-lamp fixture with photocells operating zone controls. Easy to maintain, operate and understand, this daylighting system not only enhances sales, but offers a more pleasing visual environment for WinCo's employees.
Please click here to learn more about "WinCo's Winning Lighting Strategies" in an article on the BetterBricks.com web site...
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New Interface Sacramento Offices
To better serve our clients in California, the Sacramento office has
relocated to:
8950 Cal Center Dr., Ste 250
Sacramento, CA 95826
P 916.288.6200
F 916.288.6250
Managing Principal Stuart Lindsay reports that a successful move was made in November. Stuart can be reached directly at 916.288.6202.
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