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THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROJECTS 11

[You should] also be willing to sacrifice quantity to get more in quality. Most of our col-
lege buildings only operate at about 40 percent annual occupancy anyway. Use the
building more, maybe have a little less of it, but make sure it’s a good quality, healthy
building. Sustainability includes all of that. It isn’t just energy savings; it’s the ecology
of the building and its learning value.

PLATINUM PROJECT PROFILE
Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, Ohlone
College, Newark, California
The Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology houses Ohlone College’s
Newark campus, which serves the San Francisco East Bay region. The 135,000-
square-foot facility has the capacity for 3500 students. The rooftop photovoltaic
system will supply 42 percent of the building’s energy needs. Geothermal ground
coils (geoexchange systems) and enthalpy energy recovery wheels contribute to a
25 percent improvement in energy performance.*

Photo courtesy of Lou Galiano, Alfa Tech Cambridge Group.

Turner Construction was the CM-at-risk for the Ohlone College project. We inter-
viewed Michael Deane, operations manager for sustainable construction at Turner for
his perspective on integrated design and the contractor’s role. †

*Ohlone College [online], http://www.ohlone.edu/org/newark/core/leed.html, accessed April 2008. Catherine
Radwan, Environmentally Sustainable Campus to Earn LEED Platinum Certification, January 28, 2008, accessed
April 2008.
† Interview with Michael Deane, February 2008.