This 50,000-square-foot, steel-frame building at the Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California will house a sustainability research facility, and is designed to achieve LEED-NC v2.2 Platinum Certification.

Green features will include complete heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems utilizing ground source heat pumps, solar hot-water systems, and an advanced lighting system. In addition to the structure, the project also includes site prep, utilities, installation of 72 geothermal wells, parking, California native landscaping, hardscaping, and the development of a stormwater management system.

In order to achieve maximum sustainability, the building will have zero net energy consumption and use 90 percent less potable water than conventionally built buildings. When complete, it will be the greenest building in the government’s portfolio.

"Based upon our experiences to date with Sustainability Base construction, I would have to say that Swinerton has been a model General Contractor. They are fully on board with NASA’s intention to build an extremely high performance building that meets and exceeds LEED Platinum Certification and are as invested  in the ultimate success of the project as NASA.”

            Steve Zornetzer
            Associate Center Director of NASA Ames Research Center

Architect of Record

AECOM

Design Architect

William McDonough & Associates