The new courthouse building reflects the area’s natural surroundings, taking its balanced massing and materials from the geological outcroppings and woodlands.
Turning a 32-year-old Honolulu courthouse into a sustainable facility required reducing energy consumption by 30% from 2003 regional levels, resulting in approximately a 39,000-kBtu savings.
Located on the Stanford University campus, the single-story sanctuary completes the lifelong dream of artist Nathan Oliveira, who died in 2010 after teaching at Stanford for three decades.
More than 100,000 people cross the U.S.-Mexico border daily at the world’s busiest land port of entry in San Ysidro, Calif., but the 30-year-old, 50-acre campus needed updating.
Construction of the two-phase 170-MW solar energy facility included installation of more than 875,000 solar panels, 15,000 tons of steel, 40 miles of cable tray and 425 miles of AC and DC cabling.
The first major subway project completed in San Francisco since the 1970s, the $241-million tunnels provide two miles of rapid transit from the southeast corner of the city to Chinatown, one of the country’s most densely populated neighborhoods and a thriving commercial district and tourist attraction.
