Highlighting High Performance: National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Visitors Center, Golden, Colorado

Book · Tue Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:785134

Burgert, S

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory Visitors Center, also known as the Dan Schaefer Federal Building, is a high-performance building located in Golden, Colorado. The 6,400-square-foot building incorporates passive solar heating, energy-efficient lighting, an evaporative cooling system, and other technologies to minimize energy costs and environmental impact. The Visitors Center displays a variety of interactive exhibits on energy efficiency and renewable energy, and the building includes an auditorium, a public reading room, and office space.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 785134
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102001-1281; NREL/BR-810-29499; TRN: AH200133%%654
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 19 Jun 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
17 WIND ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COLORADO
ENERGY ACCOUNTING
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EVAPORATIVE COOLING
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
PERFORMANCE
SOLAR HEATING
NREL VISITORS CENTER
VISITORS CENTER
VISITOR CENTER
DAN SCHAEFER FEDERAL BUILDING
HIGH PERFORMANCE
WHOLE-BUILDING APPROACH
TROMBE WALL
TROMBE
DAYLIGHTING
HVAC
ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTING
XERISCAPING
WINDSOURCE