NEW construction // renovation

Tschannen Eye Institute

Location: Sacramento, CA

Client: UC Davis Health

Status: Complete

The Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute, designed by HGA Architects, will house the delivery of cutting-edge patient care, inspired educational programs for tomorrow’s health care leaders, and a pioneering research environment that will generate new discoveries in medicine, science and health care at UCDhealth. The 58,000-square-foot institute will meet OSHPD Level 3 requirements and is being built as an addition to the Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, or ACC, the largest and most active outpatient facility on the Sacramento campus. The new institute will be the home of researchers working on developing cures for blinding eye diseases, physicians delivering excellence in patient-centered care and educators training the physician leaders of tomorrow

LeapStep provided a range of pre-design services on behalf of the owner including the development of energy performance targets, building system strategies and performance evaluation criteria. After design commenced, LeapStep served as peer reviewers and ensured conformance with the project requirements.

Services

Established Energy Performance Goals and Requirements

Developed Building System Recommendations

Owner Representative, Peer Review Team - Sustainability and Engineering