Oak Ridge National Laboratory, East Campus Complex (Oak Ridge, TN)

Department of Energy

The newly constructed 376,000 square-foot East Campus Complex at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) consists of laboratory and office space, as well as an efficient, automated central energy plant. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™)-certified complex features sustainable and energy-saving measures such as: recycled and low-VOC materials, reflective roofing, roof and wall insulation, high-performance glazing, high-efficiency lighting, direct digital controls, energy efficient motors, high-efficiency chillers, and variable air volume systems. Built on a former brownfield site, the complex also includes rainwater-fed landscaping with native vegetation. The complex saves more than five million gallons of water and 10 million kilowatt-hours per year compared to baseline construction, and is about 32 percent more energy efficient than comparable older buildings at ORNL.