ASCE-OC Sustainability Tour presentation on June 26, 2015, by Dave Webb, P.E., Director of Public Works for the City of Newport Beach on this LEED Gold certified project.

1. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson / PWP / Arup
Newport Beach Civic Center and Park:
25 September 2014 – Lessons Learned in Sustainability

2. More than just a City Hall
• 88,000 sf City Hall offices including: Permit Center & Customer Service Center
• Community Room with catering kitchen for Community and Private events.
• City Council Chambers increased seating to 150 with state of the art Audio
Visual and technology improvements
• 14 acre park with dog park, wetlands, picnic and view areas, and walking trails
• 17,000 sf Expansion of the Library to add space to the Children’s programs,
sound & video room, and a Public Café
• Parking Structure with 450 spaces including 100 addition spaces for our Library.
• All built with green building standards, energy efficiency, and sustainability.
• Achieved LEED Gold with 44 points. LEED project registered in 2010 and
was completed in late 2013.

3. Newport Beach Civic Center and Park – Community Celebration on May 4, 2013

4. What is Sustainability
•Sustainability is based on a simple
principle: Everything that we need for
our survival and well-being depends,
either directly or indirectly, on our
natural environment.�
•Sustainability creates and maintains
the conditions under which humans
and nature can exist in productive
harmony, that permit fulfilling the
social, economic and other
requirements of present and future
generations.
•Sustainability is important to making
sure that we have and will continue to
have, the water, materials, and
resources to protect human health and
our environment.

5. Just Smart Design
Its about thoughtful
design, balance, and
doing the right thing in
considering:
• Site Environment
• Selection of Materials
• Energy Conservation
• Water Conservation
• Budget

6. Sustainability - Strategy

7. Site Plan – Civic Center

8. Site Environment– North Parcel Dog Park

9. Site Plan – North Parcel – Native & California Friendly
Planting
TOYON

10. Site Environment – North Parcel – Dog Park

11. San Miguel Bridge

12. San Miguel Bridge

13. Site Plan – Central Parcel

14. Site Plan – Central Parcel - Wetland

15. Site Plan – Central Parcel - Wetland

16. Site Plan – Central Parcel - Views

17. Site Plan – Central Parcel - Bioswales

18. Site Plan – South Parcel
CITY HALL OFFICE BUILDING
CIVIC GREEN
LIBRARY

19. Site Environment – Building Orientation
Prevailing Wind

20. Site Environment – Building Orientation
• Civic Vision
• Durability
• Economy
• Sustainability
• Locus - Benign Climate
• Right for Newport Beach

21. Site Environment – Natural Light & Ventilation

22. Site Environment – Natural Light & Ventilation

23. Site Environment – Outdoor spaces

24. City Hall Elevations – View Plane

25. South Parcel – Drought Tolerant Landscaping

26. Sustainability – Feature Plants at Existing City Hall

27. Sustainability – Feature Plants at New City Hall

28. Sustainability – Bamboo in Garage

29. Parking Structure – Green Wall

30. City Hall – Building Elevation

31. City Hall – Building Elevation – Potential for PV

32. City Hall – Building Section – Building Systems

33. City Hall – Raised Floor

36. City Hall – Interactive Design

37. City Hall – Interactive Design – Desktop Widget

38. City Hall – Interactive Design – Desktop Widget

39. City Hall – Interactive Design – Desktop Widget

40. City Hall – Interactive Design – Desktop Widget

41. Harvesting Natural Light
• Lutron based system
• LED & Fluorescent
• Real time adjustments
• Occupancy and vacancy sensors
• Fixed time clock
• Skylights in restrooms, Council Chambers
& Traffic Management Center
• Automated Shades on West side
• Manual shades on East side

42. LEED Prerequisites and Projected Point Breakdown, Newport Beach Civic Center & Park
Category Prerequisites
Possible
Points
Yes Points No Points
Sustainable Sites (SS) 1 14 8 6
Water Efficiency (WE) 0 5 3 2
Energy & Atmosphere (EA) 3 17 8 9
Materials & Resources (MR) 1 13 7 6
Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) 2 15 13 2
Innovation in Design (ID) 0 5 5 0
TOTAL NBCCP Eligible Points (NC V 2.2) 7 69 44 25
LEED Scorecard Summary

43. Project Costs
• Construction Contract Total = $112,833,339
• Soft Costs = $ 19,418,268 (17%)
• Ancillary Costs = $ 7,688,362
• Total Cost – All In = $ 139,939,969
• Owners contingency –change orders = $ 6,500,000 (5.8%)
Schedule
• Design completion – Fall 2007
• Design starts – January 2008
• Mass Grading starts – April 2010
• City Hall Office completion – March 2013
• Park completion – May 2013
• Library completion May 2013
• Employee move in April 8, 2013

44. Cost Premium
Improvements over Baseline per Title 24, 2007 CBC Cost
Upgraded Insulation, R-19 walls, R-40 roof $ 28,800
Under Floor Air Distribution $ 390,000
Natural Ventilation (mixed Mode) auto clerestory & operable windows $ 270,000
High Performance Glazing $ 200,000
Efficient HVAC plant w/High Efficiency chillers, economizer & boilers $ 220,000
TOTAL ESTIMATED ENERGY EFFICIENCY PREMIUM = $1,108,800
Payback estimated at less than 12 years

45. Key Sustainable Concepts
• Climate-responsive design
– Operable & clerestory windows for mixed-mode ventilation
– Open floor plans with internal glass store front
– Abundant daylight harvesting without increased solar gain
– Building orientation
• Building Automation and Controls
– Integrated controls, Enhanced Cx, occupant-centric energy
dashboard, and post-occupancy measurement & verification
• Maximize Occupant Comfort & Health
– Ample natural light but excellent glare control design
– Thermal comfort control through UFAD and operable windows
– High performance acoustic design
– Low or no VOC building materials

46. Key Sustainable Concepts
• Habitat restorative design
– Over 12 acres of preserved or enhanced habitat corridor
integrated with the project water quality management program
• Resource preservation
– Low water & Native planting
– Water quality wetlands and bioswales
• Flexibility for the Future
– Infrastructure in place for future Solar
– Plumbed to be converted to dual plumbing (graywater/potable)
– Raised floor and furniture systems allow reconfiguration

47. Lessons Learned
• Some of the successes for this project include:
– Determining climate responsive design early during
conceptual design – Setting Sustainability goals early
– Fully integrated design team & hiring the construction
mngt. team early allowed brainstorming and value
engineering
– CM@ Risk contract allowed us to select our GC with
similar green building & sustainability values
– Developing clear, concise, and defensible contract
documents
– Rigorous submittal review
– Limited product substitution

48. Lessons Learned -Advice
• If your CM says he wants to build a new City Hall,
update your resume immediately!
• Keep it simple.
• Half of your staff will love you, the other half…not so
much.
Sept. 2010 April 2011
May 2012 April 2013

49. Questions?