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SBA's LEED gold rated rental car facility

Sustainable SBA

Santa Barbara Airport’s recently constructed rental car service facility at 25 David Love Place has achieved Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification. While vehicle rentals remain adjacent to the Airline Terminal, the ‘quick-turn-around’ (QTA) operation off Hollister Avenue replaces the rental car service area at the Terminal. Expected output - approximately 200,315 kWh/year. live monitoring

The new 3.6 acre QTA facility includes a 10,000 square foot light maintenance and support building, car wash bays, a fueling operation, and secure storage for more than 300 vehicles.

Rental Car Maintenance Facility - Sustainabiliity at Work

Energy Efficiency

97% below baseline for energy cost*
Building is expected to use 208,425 kWh/year
Efficiency features
High-efficiency building envelope
High efficiency HVAC systems – split system electric heat pumps
Low–e, dual pane windows with thermal break
Lighting occupancy sensors
Reduced lighting intensities
Canopies above fueling islands and building entrances

Indoor Environmental Quality

Low Emitting Finishes and Adhesives
Lighting and ventilation controls
Workspaces are mechanically ventilated
100% of work stations are equipped with lighting and ventilation controls.
Workspaces are equipped with CO2 sensors

Site Selection

Site is within ¼ mile of 3 bus lines and within ½ mile of the Goleta Amtrak station
Rehabilitated previously developed site contaminated with hydrocarbons
Facility includes 10 bike storage lockers and 2 changing rooms equipped with showers
Lighting design reduces light pollution
Interior automatic lighting controls and occupancy sensors
Low exterior lighting levels
Minimizes light trespass from site

Aerial view of the new SBA LEED gold certified QTA

Aerial view of the solar panels and QTA rental car facility

Water Efficiency and Storm Water Quality

Building water use 31.5% below baseline
Water efficiency features
Ultra low flow lavatories and waterless urinals
Landscape water use 78% below baseline
Landscape water efficiency features
Drought tolerant native and exotic Mediterranean plants
Satellite weather controlled drip irrigation
Bioswale improves quality of storm water
87% of site storm water passes through vegetated strip and through engineered bioswale
13% of site storm water passes through vegetated strip & filtered before entering storm drain inlet.

Materials and Resources

95% of construction waste was diverted from the landfill
21.8% of construction materials were locally manufactured and extracted
Constructed with 10.04% recycled materials
77.8% (by value) of the wood used for the project is from a certified sustainable source.
Recycling infrastructure provided to encourage recycling by building users.

On-site Renewable Energy

Solar PV* (canopies and roof mounted system - fixed)Equipment
          Sanyo HIT Double bifacial solar panels
          Sanyo HIT 195DA3 Panels = 520 panels on roof    296 panels on canopy = 816 panel
          Specs and features HIT-Power-Double/HIT-Double-Bifacial-Photovoltaic-Module
                                           SolarPower_HIT_Double_195_Data_Sheet-13054720.pdf

Solectria Inverters
2 Solectria Inverters PVI 95kW
          Specs and features Solren.com/PVI_60KW_PVI82KW_PVI95KW.pdf
          Capacity and expected performance – 159,120 watt AC system
          Expected output - approximately 200,315 kWh/year   Fat Spaniel monitoring
          California Solar Initiative qualifies for performance based rebate of $0.32/kWh
          Grid-tied/Net metered through SCE