CVTC - Energy Education Center
The Energy Education Center is a part of the West Campus of Chippewa Valley Technical College. It is a 54,000 square foot expansion and renovation which included classrooms and labs that improved and increased programming options. CVTC’s Energy Education Center isn’t just a building containing classrooms and labs, together with the surrounding grounds, it was designed to be a learning laboratory. It was design with a focus on energy efficiency, using cutting-edge technology. It has become a model in the state for LEED buildings and is certified GOLD. This facility is a smart building and has a control room where you can monitor and control the building from TV displays. It won the Focus On Energy- 2016 Energy Efficiency Excellence Award. Most of the building is “open concept,” allowing our craftspeople to take pride in their work as it is displayed throughout the facility.
Objective and Results
CVTC had grown beyond the size and capabilities of their facility. They recognized their outdated facilities were actually a deterrent to potential students. The remodel and addition will be used for training and educating students in the classroom, as well as preparing High Voltage Lineman for field training. This facilities update was a way for CVTC to bring their training and education up to date with new technology and “the next level of education.”
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Phase 1
Facility Update and Addition
The primary focus of this project was creating new facilities for students and staff that provide space and resources needed for a great education. The new facility gives students an interactive learning atmosphere, where everything is open to the ceiling to expose wiring, utilities, plumbing and electrical. This open concept was designed so students can learn from the building itself. The state-of-the-art center is highly energy efficient and designed to require less maintenance for staff and building faculty.
Phase 2
Windmill Construction and Installation
A windmill was incorporated into the project for educational and long-term budgeting purposes. The windmill was designed to add power back into the grid system of the campus. This power was then added to a local panel in the building, helping save energy and promote energy self-sufficiency. Along with a local utility company and the windmill manufacturer, B&B helped facilitate this portion of the project to design and install from start to finish. With many components including inverters, we changed the DC voltage to AC voltage to be utilized back into the building power system.
