North CarolinaCenter for Health Promotions and Partnerships
New facility – 134,000 GSF
Purpose:
A new facility to house the NCCHPP program initiatives, the Health and Wellness Department (including the new degree program in Health and Wellness Promotion), new classrooms, biometric labs, fitness training and research facilities, a healthy dining venue, Student Health Services and Counseling Center. Plans for the Center also include a large Multi-Purpose/Convocation space to support the Center and other University programs, including basketball. By integrating these program elements and activities, the NCCHPP will impact all of western North Carolina as it serves the overarching mission of UNC – Asheville.
Sustainable Design Concepts:
• Site selection utilizing large portions of existing developed land and
development strategies to minimize impact to surrounding undeveloped land.
• Stormwater Control: A rainwater cistern will be installed to help control
rainwater run off and for use with a future athletic fields irrigation system.
• Heat Island Effect Non-Roof: Use of landscaping for shading and paving with
a high solar reflectance index rating to reduce heat island effect.
• Heat Island Effect Roof: Use of low emissivity paint on metal roofing and
walls, and light colored reflective roofing material to reduce heat island effect.
• Drought tolerant, indigenous landscaping will be used.
• No-touch lavatory faucets and a hot water re-circulation system will be
installed to reduce water usage.
• No-touch, low-flow flush valves on toilets and urinals.
• The contractor will develop a construction waste management plan with UNC
Asheville’s oversight to maximize diversion of material from the landfill.
• Minimum recycled content requirements: reinforcing steel for concrete - 25%,
gypsum wallboard – 20%, acoustical ceiling tile – 35%.
• Boiler flyash and blast furnace slag will be substituted for a portion of the
portland cement in the concrete for the building.
• Low VOC (volatile organic compound) paint and carpet will be used in the
building.
• Use of linoleum flooring in higher abuse traffic areas made from rapidly
renewable resources.
• Eliminated vinyl composition tile as a floor finish in utility spaces and mechanical rooms.
• Use of insulated metal wall panels that provide a higher insulation value to
standard metal stud with batt insulation construction. Basis-of-design product
(Centria) has been rated Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification as an exterior
building material by McDonough, Braungart Design Chemistry.
• Use of concrete masonry unit veneer produced from a local Asheville
concrete masonry plant as one of the primary exterior materials.
• Selection of a high performance insulated glass with solar control Low-E
coating, which reduces the heat load on the building.
• Selection of a curtainwall system with deep mullion caps to provide additional
sun shading on the glass, which reduces the heat load on the building.
• Occupancy sensors will control lighting in many areas.
• Building lighting uses the newly developed 25 watt 4 foot fluorescent lamps
with 96 lumens per watt light output.
• Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) – All outdoor air supplied to the event
space and the ground floor zones is provided by a DOAS unit that utilizes
enthalpy recovery wheels and desiccant dehumidification wheels to provided
conditioned outdoor air at ideal conditions for controlling moisture and
providing increased occupant comfort in these zones. To further minimize
the energy usage of this unit it is specified with variable frequency drives and
carbon dioxide sensors to only provide the amount of air necessary for the
existing building conditions. This system is also designed with airflow
monitors to ensure that the required amount of outdoor air is maintained at all
times for spaces not having carbon dioxide sensors (offices, locker rooms,
and corridors).
• High efficiency chiller with environmentally friendly refrigerant (R-134a).
• Premium efficiency motors specified on all motors.
• Variable speed drives specified on all pumps and fans with the exception of
primary circulators (chilled and hot water).
• Advanced controls to further minimize energy usage based upon occupancy
and building load. Such schemes consist of supply air temperature reset and
static pressure reset (VAV units) along with the ability of the facility
engineering staff to control the number of air handling units operating in the
event space during off peak periods.
• Economizer cooling on air handling units serving the second floor and the
adjacent office wing to utilize cool outdoor air (when conditions allow) to
provide space cooling instead of mechanical cooling from the chilled water
system.