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Center for Excellence in Energy Technology
Tarrant County College District · Completed 2015
At this sustainable facility, students being trained for energy careers can observe best practices all around them. The 87,000-square-foot center — the largest of its kind in the nation — is a showcase of energy conservation. With a goal of LEED® Platinum certification, the design includes solar panels and a wind turbine; hallway “dashboards” that enable students to monitor energy and water use; and bioswales that filter out water pollutants. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are visible and colorcoded as teaching tools (left). Freese and Nichols is the architect of record and designed the project in collaboration with the architectural firm BNIM.