Library’s UFAD design contributes to LEED Platinum
The new $47 million Mitchell Park Library & Community Center recently opened with rave reviews for its IAQ and controllable air comfort. The 40,000-sq-ft, Palo Alto, CA-based library and its accompanying 16,000-sq-ft community center ranks first in air comfort among the city’s nearly 100 facilities, according to Debra Jacobs, P.E., LEED AP, PMP, project engineer for the Public Works Dept. of Palo Alto.
“This is by far the best air comfort of any city-owned building we have,” said Jacobs, who reports firsthand experiences since relocating her office into the facility during the final six month startup and commissioning.