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  • Photo courtesy of Anthony Lindsey Photography

Sunnyvale Civic Center

Sunnyvale, CA

Project Categories

High-Performing Buildings
All-Electric
Government
San Francisco

Business Type

Multi-phase plan update

Size

City Hall 120,000 square feet, DPS 5,800 square feet; EOC 11,000 square feet

Architect

Smith Group

Owner

City of Sunnyvale

Services

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Plumbing engineering

Building performance analysis

Sustainability

Certifications

  • Pursuing Net-Zero Energy
  • LEED Platinum

Special features

  • The building MEP systems were designed with 2N level of redundancy
  • Designed to Seismic IV, the same as hospitals and fire stations
  • Heat recovery AHU's and a microgrid
  • 100% annual energy reduction with solar array (Net-Zero)
  • 73% peak electrical demand reduction with PV
  • Heat recovery heat pumps for central heating and cooling plant

Media Coverage

Silicon Valley Voice: Sunnyvale Celebrates New Civic Center

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