--- title: Green Design for the Auto Club Group description: View Peter Basso Associates' sustainable Birmingham AAA office design that made it the first LEED Certified office in the Great Lakes Region. --- [![Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/PBA_Transparent_Logo.png "Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/) [![Illuminart Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/illuminart_logo.png "Illuminart Logo")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/illuminart) ** ** ** [![Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/PBA_Transparent_Logo.png "Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/) [![Illuminart Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/illuminart_logo.png "Illuminart Logo")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/illuminart) ** ** ** Search **Menu** ** ** [Office](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/topic/office) | 1 min read # Green Design for the Auto Club Group Written by [Ginger Greager](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/author/ginger-greager) May 28, 2014 10:57:45 AM #### AAA Michigan Branch Office Building | Birmingham, MI The Birmingham AAA Branch was designed to be the first AAA office in the Great Lakes Region to pursue LEED Certification. Prominently located along Woodward Avenue with a signature entry rotunda, this office provided an opportunity to design a landmark building for the area. As the project proceeded, design demanded careful balance between LEED considerations and budget constraints. The mechanical HVAC design proved especially challenging because the budget limited the system choice to packaged rooftop equipment. Working closely with the architect, an efficient building envelope was achieved using low-e insulating glass, and a reflective roof and overhangs to deflect solar loads, reducing the total energy consumption of the HVAC equipment. Each mechanical rooftop unit is individually metered to measure energy use and compare actual usage with the building energy models to verify that systems are working properly. Computer modeling estimates energy cost savings of 18% per year, compared to an ordinary building, and 3 LEED points for optimizing energy performance. The AAA Michigan branch is LEED Certified. Previous Story [← MEP Design Services for University of Detroit Mercy](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/sports/university-of-detroit-mercy) [** ](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog) Next Story [Architectural Lighting Design for Centurion Medical Products →](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/office/centurion-medical-products) ## You May Also Like These Stories on Office [![](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/Seidl%20old%20cube%20After.jpg) ](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/post-pba-office-refresh-illuminart-lighting-team-reports-on-lighting-energy-savings-from-efficient-leds-to-utility-rebate-programs-0) [Recent News](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/topic/recent-news) ### [Lighting Energy Savings From Efficient LEDs to Utility Rebate Programs](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/post-pba-office-refresh-illuminart-lighting-team-reports-on-lighting-energy-savings-from-efficient-leds-to-utility-rebate-programs-0) Feb 16, 2018 2:01:42 PM | 2 min read [![](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/2022%20Image%20Compression%20SEO/DIME_65_hubspot%20copy.webp) ](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/mep-designers-select-perimeter-radiant-heating) [Office](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/topic/office) ### [MEP Engineers for Perimeter Radiant Heating for a Historic Renovation](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/mep-designers-select-perimeter-radiant-heating) May 11, 2016 12:33:42 PM | 3 min read [![](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/IMG_7778_hubspot.webp) ](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/mep-and-lighting-design-for-covisint-hq-fit-out) [Lighting](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/topic/lighting) ### [Architectural Lighting Design for Corporate HQ Tenant Improvements](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/mep-and-lighting-design-for-covisint-hq-fit-out) Jan 22, 2016 3:01:29 PM | 1 min read ** ### Subscribe by Email [![pba_logo_ver](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images%202020/pba_logo_ver.png?width=150&height=118&name=pba_logo_ver.png "pba_logo_ver")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com) 5145 Livernois, Suite 100 Troy, MI 48098 Call us: [1-866-950-9760](tel:1-866-950-9760) [![CCF_CMYK](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CCF_CMYK.png?width=200&height=54&name=CCF_CMYK.png "CCF_CMYK")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/commissioning-retro-commissioning) ### Subscribe Copyright © 2025 Peter Basso Associates Inc. - - - - - - [![Glassdoor Icon](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/glassdoor_icon.png?width=27&name=glassdoor_icon.png)](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Peter-Basso-Associates-EI_IE722202.11,33.htm) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Ginger Greager", "url" : "https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/author/ginger-greager" }, "datePublished" : "2014-05-28T14:57:45.000Z", "headline" : "Green Design for the Auto Club Group", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/office/the-auto-club-group", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/PBA_Transparent_Logo.png" }, "name" : "Peter Basso Associates" } } ``` ```json { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "mainEntityOfPage":{ "@type":"WebPage", "@id":"https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/blog/office/the-auto-club-group", "description": "View Peter Basso Associates' sustainable Birmingham AAA office design that made it the first LEED Certified office in the Great Lakes Region. " }, "url": "https://www.peterbassoassociates.com", "logo": "https://web.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/PBA_Transparent_Logo.png", "image": "https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/PBA_Transparent_Logo.png?t=1534286097334", "name": "Peter Basso Associates Inc.", "alternateName": "Illuminart", "description": "Michigan's Largest MEP Engineering Firm", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "5145 Livernois Suite 100", "addressLocality": "Troy", "addressRegion": "MI", "addressCountry": "USA", "postalCode": "48098" }, "areaServed": { "@type": "GeoCircle", "geoMidpoint": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.5931349", "longitude": " -83.1501170" }, "geoRadius": "150 km" }, "telephone": "248-879-5666", "email": "pbainfo@pbanet.com", "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/peterbassoassociates", "https://twitter.com/PeterBassoAssoc", "https://www.youtube.com/user/PeterBassoAssociates" ] } ```