Photo courtesy Oltmans Construction Co.

Sustainability Education Center

Anaheim, Calif.

Award of Merit, Small Project, and Award of Merit, Sustainability

Submitted by: Oltmans Construction Co.

Owner: City of Anaheim; Anaheim Public Utilities

Lead Design Firm: SVA Architects Inc.

General Contractor: Oltmans Construction Co.

Sustainability | Commissioning: Veridical Group

Construction Manager: AECOM

Landscape Architect: BrightView Landscape

Civil Engineer: civTEC

Electrical Engineer: Sasco Electric

Mechanical Engineer: Thermalair

Exhibit Hall Designer: K2 Design and Fabrication

Rather than simply describing how solar tracking, rainwater capture or groundwater recharge work, Anaheim Public Utilities’ 8,760-sq-ft education center runs these solutions in real time.

In the central courtyard, a 2.5-kW solar exhibit follows the sun through the day, alongside a bioswale that shows rainwater being caught and carried.…