Tim Mahoney
Foothill College Education Center
Mountain View, California
Client: Lionakis
Building Size: 46,882 sf
Project Cost: $24 million
Certifications: LEED Platinum Certified
The LEED Platinum Foothill College Education Center is the main off-site campus for Foothill Community College offering classrooms, computer labs, 3D printing lab, admission & records and student services support.
Interface designed the facility to use passive natural ventilation as the dominant cooling source for the building deleting for energy for all academic spaces and the atrium. The building’s 48% energy savings equates to a greenhouse gas reduction of 139 Metric Tons annually.
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