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C O n T E n T s 6 Center for Applied Energy Research Renewable Energy Laboratory Test Case for Universities The Center for Applied Energy Research at the University of Kentucky is on the leading edge of laboratory design, implementing multiple strategies never used at the university or other U.S. laboratories. The design has resulted in a facility that uses less than half the energy of a typical lab. Annual utility savings of more than $120,000 will be used for future energy research, fulfilling the Center's mission to develop new and innovative technologies. 4 HigH 16 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Campus 28 Toledo Museum of Art Impatient Optimism At first glance, the Toledo Museum of Art, graced by its 101-year-old Greek Ionic façade, looks like any typical art museum. But the rooftop and parking lot solar arrays, LED-lit galleries and natural gas-powered microturbines make the museum a model for energy savings in large buildings. The Museum has phased in energy-efficiency efforts over 20 years while sticking to a tight nonprofit budget - all without compromising the collection or visitors' gallery experience. Savings from reduced operating costs, including a $13,000 reduction in monthly electricity costs, are reinvested into Museum programs. At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus in Seattle, employees can brainstorm with colleagues next to a dark-water bog that also attracts the occasional heron. Informal breakout spaces scattered throughout the campus are designed to help employees share ideas more freely and move them forward at a faster pace, furthering the Foundation's mission of improving the quality of life of people around the world. Campus systems, from rainwater harvesting to high-efficiency air-cooled chillers with a thermal energy storage tank, reflect the project goals of reducing environmental impact while supporting the local ecosystem. Performing Buildings Winter 2014 The Art of Efficiency

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