Winners were recently announced for the 2020 ASHRAE Detroit Chapter and Region V Technology Awards competition. In 1st Place was the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus - South Complex, submitted by the project team's MEP engineering designers, Peter Basso Associates.
According to ASHRAE, its Technology Awards program, 'recognizes, on an international scale, successful applications of innovative design, which incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management, indoor air quality, and good mechanical design. The purpose of the ASHRAE Technology Awards is threefold:
Despite the large amount of high-tech exercise equipment including one of the only indoor rowing tanks at a university, the University wanted to create an energy-efficient complex that was in line with the University's sustainability initiatives. Therefore the new $168-million, 280,000 sf sports complex for regional and national competitions was designed to meet and achieve LEED Silver designation, which it recently earned by the USGBC in May, 2020.
An estimated 30% in energy savings was needed to meet energy code compliance for the building as defined by ASHRAE 90.1-2007. In order to achieve this level of energy efficiency, the project team designed and implemented a more efficient building envelope. The wall and roof insulating values were upgraded from the ASHRAE baseline. The glazing shading coefficient was upgraded from the ASHRAE baseline of 0.46 to 0.26. Engineering features included:
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Peter Basso Associates, Inc., a 100% employee-owned firm, is ranked among the Top 100 Consulting Engineering Firms in the nation.
