City Council Accepts Schematic Design
City Council accepted the Schematic Design of the Los Altos Community Center at its March 13, 2018 meeting following a presentation by staff and the Noll & Tam Architects design team. With input received from this Council meeting, the design team is further developing the details of this project in the current Design Development phase. To view the Schematic Design documents, click here.
On March 22, 2018, Noll & Tam led a LEED Charette with design and engineering consultants, City staff, and members of the Environmental Commission. Under direction from Council, this project will obtain a LEED Gold equivalent. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a rating system devised by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to evaluate the environmental performance of a building and encourage market transformation towards sustainable design. The LEED Charette is a type of workshop where project participants brainstorm, discuss, strategize, and integrate a shared vision across all aspects of the building design.
During the Noll & Tam LEED Charette, the team reviewed and discussed the detailed LEED scorecard which rates the different elements and efforts toward sustainability. The categories in which points are given include water efficiency, sustainable sites, innovation and design process, indoor environmental quality, energy and atmosphere, and materials and resources. Within each category, points may be given if targets are met for such items as heat island reduction, rainwater management, construction waste diversion from landfills, low-emitting interior components, acoustical performance, interior lighting levels, energy performance, and water and energy consumption. Moving forward, the team will continue to coordinate and strategize how best to achieve the LEED Gold equivalent level while maximizing flexible building design, providing for the needs of the community, and meeting the project budget. For more information on LEED, visit https://new.usgbc.org/leed.
Following the completion of the Design Development phase, the Construction Documents phase will further detail and specify the project requirements so that we will have documents for contractors to bid on. The start of construction is anticipated in summer 2019.
