The Miramar College Science building includes a new 50,000 square foot structure and conversion of some space on the first and second levels to provide a breezeway to the entrance of the new building.
The first level of the new building includes classrooms and faculty offices totaling approximately 18,000 square feet. The second level includes teaching laboratories for chemistry, astronomy, geology, anatomy, marine biology, microbiology, physics, biology, and lab preparation rooms totaling approximately 27,000 square feet. The roof level has a greenhouse and observatory totaling 1,000 square feet of occupied space. The overall site improvement area is approximately 100,000 square feet.
Commissioned systems include variable-air-volume air-handling units, 100% outside air air-handling units, variable-air-volume zone terminal units, constant air volume zone terminal units, laboratory supply & exhaust valves and controls, exhaust fans, ductless split-system air conditioning units, building automation system, lighting and controls, and instantaneous hot water heaters.
This project was awarded LEED Silver earning both Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite 1 – Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning and Energy & Atmosphere Credit 3 – Enhanced Commissioning.
