Zion National Park Visitor Center: Performance of a Low-Energy Building in a Hot, Dry Climate: Preprint

Conference · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004

OSTI ID:15008802

Torcellini, P; Pless, S; Long, N; Judkoff, R

Zion National Park in Utah has experienced substantial growth in the number of visitors to the park, leading to a negative impact on visitor experience and the surrounding environment. To reduce environmental impact and improve visitor experience, National Park Service (NPS) staff planned the development of a new Visitor Center Complex. Saving and protecting natural resources is core to the mission of the Park and minimizing energy resource use is considered part of the natural resource. NPS staff worked with NREL to integrate energy efficiency into the design of the new Visitor Center.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15008802
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-550-36272; TRN: US200427%%235
• Resource Relation: Conference: Prepared for the World Renewable Energy Congress VIII, Denver, CO (US), 08/29/2004--09/03/2004; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jul 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
ZION NATIONAL PARK
HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS
ENERGY ANALYSIS SOFTWARE
ENERGY SIMULATION SOFTWARE
ENERGY SIMULATION
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS