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BUILDING TYPE
Performance
Computing
Center
TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE
OCCUPANCY DATE
December
47il1£ 2011
DESIGN ENERGY RATING
PERCENT ENERGY
&C02 REDUCTION
EST ENERGY USE INTENSITY
8,586
kBtu/sf/yr
EST TOTAL ANNUAL
ENERGY USE
152,970,130
kBtu/yr
ENERGY SAVINGS
147.976.990
kBtu
CO, SAVINGS
6,423
Situated on Princeton's Forrestal campus, the 47,000-squarefoot
building is the new home to powerful research computers that are capable
of generating models of galaxy formation, tracking the motion of a single
molecule and simulating the seismic forces of an earthquake, among other
highly technical tasks.
The new High Performance Computing Center at Princeton University
was designed to provide power to the computers while using as little
energy as possible. During winter, the air conditioning system can be
switched off, and giant louvers can be opened to let in cold outside air.
Other sustainability measures include cooling towers that enable the
chillers to be turned off when the outside temperature is near freezing.
A second backup generator, gas-powered, has a co-generation feature
that harnesses waste heat as energy to chill the water. It runs on natural
gas and has a lower carbon footprint than the electricity provided by
the power utility.
Gensler
imated energy
performance fort is de ign meets
US EPA c ite i	il Ing ill
beeli ible for ENERGY STAR after
m Int i ing supe ior performance
for one yea.

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