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Design Assistance for Federal Buildings

Collage of various images associated with Design Assistance for Federal Buildings including: exterior and interior shots of the San Francisco Federal Building, a line chart, and average luminance levels measurements.

Motivation / Problem Statement

Federal Agencies have specific mandates to lower energy use in new and existing facilities.

Activities / Approach

We provide design assistance to GSA, USPS, NOAA, and others, on innovative energy strategies for their facilities.

Accomplishments / Outcomes

We have assisted on over 30 projects with significant energy savings and recognition (awards) from the building industry.

Future / Follow-on

Continued TA for high impact projects.

Relationship to Other Projects

Emerging technologies.

Principal Investigator

  • Rick Diamond
  • (510) 486-4459

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