Virginia Tech Research Facility
goo North Glebe. Road, Arlington, Virginia
The Virginia Tech Research Center at 900 N. Glebe Road is part of a larger master plan that transformed an abandoned
car dealership and a Staples retail store into a diverse urban development that includes 613,000 sf of office, retail,
affordable housing, town houses and below-grade parking. The design challenge was to create a building that responded
to the diverse urban context which included single family homes to the west and a high density commercial district to
the east. The building needed to meet the programmatic requirements of Virginia Tech but also operate efficiently as a
speculative office building. The process involved a highly collaborative effort with many stakeholders including Virginia
Tech, The JBG Companies, Arlington County and neighborhood groups. The result was the seven-floor, 144,000 square
foot Virginia Tech Research Center that is seeking U.S. Green Building Council LEED-Gold rating and was awarded the
NAIOP Northern Virginia 2011 Speculative Office (4 stories and above) Building of the Year.
144,000 sf Speculative Office and Retail Building
$1,355 per square foot (based on total office gross floor area of 132,505 sf)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI): 189 kBtu/sf/yr
Percent CO2 Reduction: 46%
ENERG Y STAR Design Rating: 95
Annual Savings Statistics (compared to an average building EPA rating of 50)
Energy Savings: 21,122,097 kBtu
C02 Savings: 946 Metric Tons C02/yr
Ground water, rain water and condensate used for irrigation
Enthalpy-based heat recovery outside air handling unit
High-efficiency series-counter-flow chilled water central plant
Low emitting fuel vehicle parking with chargers for electric vehicles and ride share program
Water reduction of 40% achieved through low flow fixtures and waterless urinals.
DESIGNED
TO EARN THE
ENERGY STAR
The estimated energy
performance for this design meets
US EPA criteria. The building will
be eligible for ENERGY STAR after
maintaining superior performance
for one year.
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