Mission Rock | Plant Study Concepts

Rendering courtesy of Mission Rock Partners.

Mission Rock Central Plant Study + Concepts

San Francisco, CA

Project Categories

High-performing buildings
Design-Build
Commercial + corporate office
Housing + hospitality
Civic + cultural

Business Type

Mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhood

Size

3.5 million square feet: 28 acres of buildings with acreage and 8 acres dedicated to parks

During the evaluation stage of central plant options, PAE utilized detailed system simulation modeling to predict energy performance and fed the results into a comprehensive 25-year Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA).

Owner

Mission Rock Partners

Services

Mechanical engineering

Building analysis and modeling (BAM)

Sustainability

Progress Report

Targeting LEED Gold

Special features

Blackwater and district energy system includes central chilled water production, heating hot water production, and bay water exchange.
As compared with the code baseline approach, the proposed central plant is anticipated to achieve a 65% reduction in annual energy use, a 3.7-million-gallon reduction in annual cooling tower water use, and a 1,760 ton reduction in onsite carbon emissions.
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Article 12C Non-Potable Water Program required Mission Rock to install and operate a non-potable water system onsite to treat and reuse available graywater, rainwater, and foundation drainage for toilet and urinal flushing and irrigation.