June 2, 2011 - California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently toured the under-construction UC Davis West Village student housing complex, claimed to be the largest zero net energy development in the country.
Debuting this fall, the 130-acre mixed-use community will feature housing for 2,000 students. Its SunPower solar system will provide 4 megawatts of power, which will support 100% of the development’s electricity needs. The system is comprised of both rooftop solar power installations and solar canopies over parking areas.
UC Davis West Village is the product of a public-private partnership between UC Davis and West Village Community Partnership, LLC, a joint venture led by San Francisco-based Carmel Partners and Urban Villages of Denver. The general contractor is Carmel Partners’ construction division, CP Construction West.
Other principals on the project include Lim Chang Rohling & Associates, Pasadena, architect-single-family homes; MVE Institutional, Oakland, architect-student apartments; Studio E Architects, San Diego, architect-mixed-use buildings; Cunningham Engineering, Sacramento, civil engineer; and SWA Group, San Francisco, landscape architect. {continued}
Monday, June 20, 2011
Zero Net Energy West Village
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