Loyola University Institute of Environmental Sustainability

ADDRESS: 6349 North Kenmore Avenue West, Chicago, IL 60660, United States

BUILDING TYPE: Higher Education, Residential

TEAM / TEAM LEAD: Don McLauchlan

TEAM / TEAM LEAD: Don McLauchlan, Brian Malone

ELARA ROLE: MEPFPIT Engineering Design

Project Highlights & Results

LEED Gold designation incorporating all possible Energy and
Atmosphere points.
Project incorporates an existing high-rise dormitory building with new,
state-of-the art laboratory, classroom and dormitory spaces which interact
as part of an energy efficient building complex.
Vertical closed-loop geothermal system installed underneath the building
with supplemental heat from a biodiesel fuel burning boiler.
56% energy cost reduction achieved, exceeding predicted value of 47%.

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