CITRIX, Raleigh, N.C.
Retrofit Team
Architect: Alliance Architecture, Durham, N.C.
Engineer: Crenshaw Consulting Engineers Inc., Raleigh
Mechanical Contractor: Newcomb & Co., Raleigh
Materials
Designers had three primary objectives with respect to ongoing sustainability and LEED certification:
- 1. Energy Savings.
- 2. Maintenance Cost Savings.
- 3. Superior Air Quality within the Space.
To meet these objectives, Dynamic V8 Air Cleaning systems were installed in Trane Performance Climate Changer air handlers. Air filtration is increasingly being recognized as an energy- conservation measure that may be second only to lighting upgrades in terms of financial benefits. With its low static pressure resistance, the Dynamic V8 reduces the amount of energy required to push air through the filtration system, requiring two-thirds less fan energy than MERV 14 passive filters while delivering MERV 15 filtration performance.
The Dynamic V8 also enjoys a high dust-holding capacity, which extends filter change-out intervals from every few months to every several years. These long maintenance intervals cut operating costs by saving time and labor, in addition to replacement filter costs and disposal costs.
Lastly, the Dynamic V8 delivers high-efficiency air-cleaning performance. the Dynamic V8 addresses all three types of airborne contaminants: particles; odors; and VOCs; as well as biological contaminants, like germs and other airborne pathogens.
“These systems are a great fit in our facility given the variety of spaces that they need to service. From our fitness center to the cafe, these filters help us maintain excellent indoor air quality,” says Drew Shaw, lead technical associate for Facilities.
Air-cleaning System Manufacturer: Dynamic Air Quality Solutions
HVAC Manufacturer: Trane
The Retrofit
Citrix recently transformed an abandoned warehouse into a new-generation 172,000-square-foot modern workplace designed to stimulate creativity, collaboration, productivity and employee engagement. The environmentally forward workplace design combines Citrix Mobile Workspace technologies and embodies the company’s core vision of the mobility-transformed business that allows people to work better and live better.
The unique spaces in the building were designed to amplify collaborative, design-led thinking and support a culture of work-life balance and healthy lifestyles that enable greater employee engagement in the workplace. Spaces range from conference areas made out of retrofitted shipping containers to racquetball and basketball courts to a yoga studio and rooftop bocce court. The adaptive-reuse building is sustainable, including a 55-foot-long living wall covered in vegetation, a 2-story-high ceiling with shades that adjust to natural light and numerous other features supporting LEED Gold certification.