Project
Ella B. Scarborough Community Resource Center
Public Services
Charlotte, NC | 2023
- 136K GSF
- 1 Company
About
"The Ella B. Scarborough Community Resource Center is a new, state-of-the-art health and human services facility serving Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. A detailed life cycle analysis was performed to compare three system options for the project, including first costs, energy costs and maintenance costs. Based on the results, the owner selected all-electric, ground-source geothermal heat pump units to both heat and cool spaces throughout the building. These high-efficiency units contain ECM fan motors and two-stage compressors. The geothermal wellfield consists of a series of manifolded vertical bores piped directly to the building circulating loop. Along with 84, 500-foot-deep geothermal wells, the building also boasts a 356.4 kW photovoltaic system."
Is the project Net Zero Energy or Net Zero Energy Ready?
Net Zero (Achieving)
Project Size in GSF
136K
Category of height
Mid-Rise
How is the building all-electric for heating?
Ground-source Heat Pump
What other systems are used for heating?
Exhaust-source Heat Pump
Is the service hot water all-electric?
Yes
What is the primary system type for domestic hot water?
Unspecified
On-site renewable energy
1%
Is the owner purchasing off-site renewable energy to offset all electricity consumption?
Unknown
Site EUI Energy Use Intensity is the amount of energy a project uses per square foot over the course of a year. Site EUI = Annual Energy Use (kBtus) / Building(s) Area (ft²) / One Year (yr)
25.0 kBtu/sf/year
The EUI is
Measured
What is the climate zone for this project?
3A Warm Humid
