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International Green Building Challenge 2000 — Cambria Office Building

Illustration of the exterior of the Department of Environmental Protection's Cambria Office in Ebensburgh, PA, that applied the process of integrated design in order to minimize energy use and pollution created during production and throughout its lifetime. The roof has photovoltaic (PV) panels to provide electricity, and recycled steel roof shingles to reduce wasted construction material; windows have light shelves to provide daylighting inside. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Cambria Office - Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
The Department of Environmental Protection is showcasing green building design in a new leased facility, a 30,244-square-foot district headquarters building along with a 9,000 square foot garage. The building is designed to minimize the impacts on the environment from site selection and construction through to building occupancy and operation. The building was sited to take advantage of north-south solar exposure. A 12-kW photovoltaic array provides emergency power and excess generation is sold to a green power supplier. A ground source heat pump provides HVAC heating and cooling supply as well as domestic hot water heating. Many building materials are made from recycled materials and are themselves recyclable. Lighting is designed to reduce energy consumption and cooling loads. Plumbing fixtures reduce aggregate water consumption to 20% less than the requirements in the federal Energy Policy Act of 1992.

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Last updated: 10 December 2007