1. DUVAL COUNTY UNIFIED COURTHOUSE
Jacksonville, Florida
The design/build team of Turner
Construction with KBJ Architects and
TLC Engineering for Architecture was
selected in 2008 to provide Duval
County with a new secure, state-of-the-
art courthouse appropriate to historic
downtown Jacksonville.
The seven-story courthouse houses
the county’s civil and criminal courts
divisions, along with 51 courtrooms,
judicial and administrative offices, jury
rooms, Clerk of Courts offices, a sally port
and holding cells. Visitors pass through
security before entering the main lobby.
Separate circulation corridors for the
public,judiciary,inmates,andstaffprovide
a secure environment. Frequently used
public areas such as County Civil, Circuit
Civil, Court Files, Probate, Tax Deeds,
and Official Records are located on the
first floor. Stairs, elevators and escalators
provide access to the courtrooms, which
are located on floors two through six.
Judicial offices, hearing rooms, the Chief
Judge’s office and a conference room are
on the seventh floor.
Efficiency,cost-effectivenessandflexibility
weretheengineeringgoals.Themechanical
designincludesenergy-efficient,variable-
volume air handling systems to maintain
air quality and comfortable environments
inthedifferenttypesofspaces.Thechilled
water systems are tied into the downtown
Design-Build Team
Construction Manager
Turner Construction
Orlando, Florida
Architect
KBJ Architects, Inc.
Jacksonville, Florida
Owner
City of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Major Components
51 Courtrooms
Judicial and Administrative Offices
Jury Rooms
Clerk of Courts Offices
Sally Port, Holding Cells
Project Size
800,000 sf
Construction Cost
$181.5 Million
Completion Date
June 2012
TLC Services
Mechanical
Electrical
Plumbing
Fire Protection
Audio/Visual Presentation
Voice/Data Distribution
Security
LEED Administration
Energy Modeling
2013 ENR SE Award of Merit,
Government Buildings
2012 USGBC North Florida Award
distribution loop. Computerized controls
regulatetemperature,humidity,airflow,and
CO2
levels. Backup power is provided by
a 1600-kW diesel emergency generator.
TLC also provided communications,
technology and security design services.
The security system design services
include card access control, over 900
CCTV cameras, monitors, infrastructure
and cabling. High-speed fiber optic
technology supports a host of state-of-
the-art electronics including:
• Computers and monitors in
courtrooms, judges’ chambers and
other key areas
• Videomonitorsandelectronicevidence
display systems in courtrooms
• Video teleconferencing capabilities
in courtrooms and judges’ chambers
• Interactive, touch-screen video
monitors in the lobby
• Imaging of court records
• Provisions for wireless and portable
equipment
Atthetimeofcertification,thefacilityisthe:
• Largest LEED NC-certified project in
North Florida
• Second largest LEED NC-certified
project of any type in Florida
• FirstLEED-certifiedcountycourthouse
in Florida
• Largest LEED-certified courthouse in
the country
Image Courtesy of Ryan Fryman, TLC
LEED NC 2.2 Silver
Certification Awarded November 2012

2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA STUDENT UNION
Jacksonville, Florida
UNF’s Student Union complex gives
studentsastate-of-the-artandsustainable
home to call their own. Two three-story
buildings house a bookstore, meeting
rooms, banquet rooms, restaurants,
game rooms, a movie theater, student
government offices, senate chambers,
a pharmacy, retail, student areas and
covered outdoor courtyards. There are
two commercial kitchens, one for the
Boathouse Restaurant and one for the
Union plus a food court with five additional
quick serve kitchens.
Energyandwaterefficiencywerekeygoals
during the design of the Student Union,
which earned LEED Gold certification.
The plumbing systems achieved 39%
water savings through use of low-flow
toilets, waterless urinals and low-flow
lavatories. Energy efficient design of the
HVAC and lighting systems achieved
a 23% reduction below ASHRAE 90.1.
The lighting systems were designed with
energy efficient fluorescent lighting and
occupant sensing lighting controls. The
HVAC systems include energy recovery
units to supply fresh air, while recovering
the energy from the exhausted air. The
mechanicalsystemsairhandlingunitsuse
energyrecoveryunitswithchilledwaterand
heating water and enthalpy wheels and
variable volume terminal boxes serving
all zones with heating water reheat and
commercialkitchenexhaustandventilation
systems throughout.
Architect
Rink Design Partnership
Jacksonville, Florida
Construction Manager
Elkins Constructors
Jacksonville, Florida
Owner
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Major Components
Ballroom
Meeting spaces
Bookstore
Restaurants
Movie Theater
Game Room
Convenience Store
Student Government Offices
Student Senate Chambers
Art Gallery
TV Studio
Project Size
150,000 sf
Construction Cost
$40 Million
Completion Date
2009
TLC Services
Mechanical/Electrical
Plumbing/Fire Protection
Voice/Data
Audio/Visual
Security
LEED®
consulting
ULI North Florida Award for
Excellence, Public Sector, 2013
Demand-control ventilation was achieved
by designing dual duct terminal boxes
for all densely occupied spaces with
preconditioned outdoor air ducted to one
side and conditioned re-circulated air
ductedtotheothersideofthedualductbox.
Energyrecoverysystemspreconditionand
exchange heat from the outdoor air to the
exhaust air in the summer and vice versa
in the winter.
Sustainable design and construction
features of this project include:
• Interior lighting fixtures are controlled
by occupancy sensors
• Exterior lighting power densities 30%
below ASHRAE 90.1 requirements
• No potable water used for irrigation
• Reduced potable water use by 49%
• Base building HVAC & R systems do
not use CFC-based refrigerants
• Carbon dioxide monitors
The 400-kW emergency diesel generator
servesasabackupforemergencylighting,
firepump,elevatorsandfirealarmsystems.
The classrooms are equipped with state-
of-the-art audio-visual systems. TLC also
provided design services for the card
access system and the closed-circuit
television security system.
The building is served by the chilled water/
hot water loop from the campus central
plant.
GREEN FACTS
LEED for New Construction v. 2.2 Gold
Certification Awarded February 2011
CERTIFIED GOLD 39 Points*
10
3
7
5
9
5
*Out of a possible 69 points
Sustainable Site
Water Efficiency
Energy & Atmosphere
(EA c1-Achieved 5 Points/31.8%)
Materials & Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality
Innovation & Design

3. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
MARTIN H. LEVIN ADVOCACY CENTER
Gainesville, Florida
State-of-the-art facilities at the Levin
Law Advocacy Center provide students
with hands-on courtroom experience
and enhance the school’s distinguished
national reputation. The two-story, 18,942
sf stand-alone addition to the college
include second floor shell space to
accommodate future improvements.
The USGBC LEED-Gold certified building
wasdesignedtoprovideanannualenergy
costsavingsof21.5%andtoreduceannual
potable water use by 54.9%. Some of the
sustainable design features include:
• Variable speed drives on the
mechanical equipment to match the
heating and cooling loads with the
required delivery air flow.
• Demand control ventilation including
monitoring and controlling the CO2
and building pressurization.
• Heatrecoveryfromreliefandexhaust
air to ventilation air.
• Theuseofpassivereheattominimize
humidity control energy from active
reheat.
• Direct digital control systems that
monitor, control and adjust the
requirements for heating, cooling,
ventilation, etc to the delivered
capacity precisely.
• Space lighting controls and office
passive infrared lighting controls.
• Passive sensor control faucets on
plumbing lavatories and flush valves.
• Waterless urinals.
The first floor of the center houses the
judges’ chambers/meeting room, office
Architect
Fleischman Garcia Architects
Tampa, Florida
Constructor
Construct Two Group
Orlando, Florida
Owner
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Major Components
Trial and Appellate Courtroom
Classrooms
Offices
Meeting Rooms
Support Spaces
Project Size
18,942 sf
Construction Cost
$4.7 Million
Completion Date
2010
TLC Services
Mechanical
Electrical
Plumbing
Fire Protection
Voice/Data
Audio/Visual
Security System
space for the College’s trial and moot
court teams, and two deliberation rooms
doubling as 12-seat seminar rooms. The
trial and appellate courtroom, also on the
first floor, features gallery seating for 108,
a 14-person jury box, a judges’ stand
capableofseatingseven,awitnessstand,
and space for other courtroom functions
such as a clerk/stenographer.
The courtroom is equipped with wireless
technology, power and/or data ports and
floor boxes, a camera system capable of
recording and streaming live feeds both
internallyandexternally,flat-paneldisplays
and playback gear for presentation of
evidence.Thecomplexaudio/videosystem
is designed for the crucial presentation of
evidence. Each of the seven appointed
moderators may view the evidence
privately, select specific views, and even
control by whom and when the evidence
is viewed. With multiple robotic cameras
andanintegratedaudiosystem,theroom’s
proceedingsmaybedisplayed,previewed
and stored to be reviewed later. The
entire facility’s system controls are also
modular, and are designed to be used
remotely through the local area network.
The courtroom doubles as a classroom,
allowing students to experience a real-
world courtroom while they are learning.
Separate egress monitored by closed-
circuit television provides additional
security for the judges.
Photo by TLC Engineering for Architecture
GREEN FACTS
LEED for New Construction V. 2.2 Gold
Certification Awarded March 2011
GOLD 42 Points*
10
4
9
4
11
4
*Out of a possible 69 points
Sustainable Site
Water Efficiency
Energy & Atmosphere
(EA c1-Achieved 4 Points/21.5%)
Materials & Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality
Innovation & Design

4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA STUDENT WELLNESS CENTER
Jacksonville, Florida
The University of North Florida had
outgrown the existing fitness center, but
thenewcenterhasstudentsandstaffonce
again enjoying fitness opportunities and
wellness programs.
The Wellness Center includes dedicated
group fitness spaces, activity spaces for
club sports,freeweights,aswell asweight
machine space, dedicated spaces for
indoorsports,passiveactivityspace,retail
space, facilities for health assessments,
counseling and administration. The third
floor features a 1/8 mile running track
that circuits the perimeter of the building,
providing users with views of the second
floor fitness level, atrium and outdoors.
The facility is located in the heart of the
UNF campus, in close proximity to the
Student Union, earning LEED credits for
connectivity while enticing students to
fitness classes and wellness programs.
Energy modeling, completed by TLC,
showsthatthebuildingis28%moreenergy
efficientthanabaselinebuilding,benefiting
from tieing into the campus chilled and hot
water loops, the use of low lighting power
densities and a commitment to continued
use of low mercury lamps throughout the
facility.
A 37% water use reduction was earned
through the use of waterless urinals, low-
flowfixturesandmotion-activatedfaucets.
Architect
Borelli and Partners
Orlando, Florida and
Dewberry
Chicago, Illinois
Owner
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Constructor
Gilbane Building Company
Jacksonville, Florida
Major Components
Climbing Wall
Indoor Running Track
Large Fitness Center
Spin, Yoga and Fitness Rooms
Project Size
81,485 square feet
Construction Cost
$16.3 million
Completion Date
2012
TLC Services
Mechanical
Electrical
Plumbing
Fire Protection
Audio/Visual
Voice/Data
LEED Administration
Energy Modeling
AIA Orlando, Award of Merit, 2012
American School & University
Outstanding Athletic Facility Design,
2013
USGBC North Florida, Merit of Honor,
2014
A main feature is a 32 foot tall climbing
wall (above), known as the “Osprey Cliff”
that extends from the first to third floors.
Lighting the climbing wall and atrium
space, with a 35’ ceiling, in a way that
could be maintained by the University
staff provided a challenge. In order to
successfully address their concerns, TLC
used a BIM REVIT model to demonstrate
thataccesstoallfixturescouldbeachieved
with a scissors lift.
LEED NC 2009 Gold
Certification Awarded February 6, 2014