DPR Construction (DPR) unveiled the opening of its new San Francisco Bay Area Regional Office to honor their commitment to environmental responsibility and innovation. The new office will house the company’s employees while also allowing for future growth.
Producing as much or more energy than it consumes, DPR’s San Francisco office aims to achieve official Net-Zero Energy Building (NZEB) certification by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) through its Living Building Challenge program. The San Francisco office will be the third DPR office to serve as a living lab for sustainability. There are currently 12 buildings in the U.S. that have been certified as net zero energy by ILFI's Living Building Challenge. The Los Altos-based David and Lucile Packard Foundation Headquarters is the closest net zero energy building to San Francisco, a project on which DPR served as the general contractor.
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| DPR's office in Phoenix that has achieved net-zero energy certification in 2013. (Photo Credid: DPR Construction) |
“We intend for our San Francisco office to become the third DPR office to achieve net zero energy certification and serve as a ‘living lab’ to test the newest and most intelligent energy efficient products on the market for others to see firsthand,” said Mike Humphrey, Regional Manager, DPR Construction.
The design team included San Francisco-based design firm FME Architecture + Design, Oakland-based consulting firm Integral Group and 58 other essential partners. In five months, the team researched, designed, permitted and built the highly-efficient, 24,000-square-foot modern workplace with a number of sustainability features including: