Zion National Park Visitor Center: Performance of a Low-Energy Building in a Hot, Dry Climate: Preprint

Paul Torcellini; Shanti Pless; Nicholas Long; Ronald Judkoff

Zion National Park Visitor Center: Performance of a Low-Energy Building in a Hot, Dry Climate: Preprint

Paul Torcellini, Shanti Pless, Nicholas Long, Ronald Judkoff

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Abstract

Zion National Park in Utah has experienced substantial growth in the number of visitors to the park, leading to a negative impact on visitor experience and the surrounding environment. To reduce environmental impact and improve visitor experience, National Park Service (NPS) staff planned the development of a new Visitor Center Complex. Saving and protecting natural resources is core to themission of the Park and minimizing energy resource use is considered part of the natural resource. NPS staff worked with NREL to integrate energy efficiency into the design of the new Visitor Center.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	9
State	Published - 2004
Event	World Renewable Energy Congress VIII - Denver, Colorado Duration: 29 Aug 2004 → 3 Sep 2004

Conference

Conference	World Renewable Energy Congress VIII
City	Denver, Colorado
Period	29/08/04 → 3/09/04

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-550-36272

Keywords

commercial buildings
energy analysis software
energy simulation
energy simulation software
high-performance buildings
Zion National Park

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