Palo Verde College is the culmination of 20 years of planning and construction. Started in 1992, the project was master planned, funded and built via four phases:
One completed 2001 - 2 main buildings plus all on/off site development
Two completed 2006 – Vocational/Ttechnical building
Three completed 2007 – Physical Education building
Four completed 2013 – Theatre and Fine/Performing Arts building
Total = 185,480 GSF
Site = 200 Acres
Cost = Approximately $52 million (hard cost)
Located overlooking Blythe, one of the hottest climates in California, its high diurnal temperature swings are taken to advantage with insulated High Thermal Mass construction, Daylighting, a high efficiency central plant, and photovoltaics. It employs a novel code interpretation to create a highly flexible "indoor campus" mall setting. The project already achieves AIA National's goal of Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 with its balance of a 9 acre photovoltaic array and energy conservation.
PVC Hot-Remote
PVC Net Zero
PVC Inside-Out MP
PVC Native American
PVC Thermal Mass
PVC Indoor Campus
PVC Services Mall
PVC Daylighting
PVC Entry Bridge
PVC Orientation
PVC PE/Arts
PVC Grid-Free
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