Stanford University has just completed a transformational campus-wide energy system? replacing a 100% fossil-fuel-based combined heat and power plant with grid-sourced electricity and a first-of-its-kind heat recovery system. Positioning Stanford as a national leader in energy efficiency and carbon reduction, the results are impressive: greenhouse gas emissions are slashed by 68%; fossil fuel use by 65%; and campus-wide water use by 15%. This comprehensive Stanford Energy System Innovation (SESI) initiative will eliminate 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, the equivalent of removing 32,000 cars from the road every year. Expected energy savings to Stanford over 35 years is $425 million.
© Matthew Anderson

Architects: ZGF Architects

Location: Palo Alto, CA, United States

Area: 125600.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Matthew Anderson, Steve Proehl, Robert Canfield, Tim Griffith

Lead Mechanical/Electrical/ Plumbing Engineer: AEI Consulting Engineers

Civil Engineering: BKF Engineers

Structural Engineering: Rutherford + Chekene

Landscape: Tom Leader Studio

Construction Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Project Cost: $485,000,000

Owner: Stanford University

© Steve Proehl

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