Barrett, The Honors College

Building Information

U.S. Green Building Council member emblemBarrett, The Honors College is located in the south portion of the Tempe campus (directly north of Apache Boulevard), along the eastern boundary of the campus. It is the first honors college in the country to be housed in a free-standing campus.

Barrett College houses up to 1,700 students, from freshmen through upper-class honor students. The dorm-style living includes one- to three-bedroom units, classrooms, a fitness center, a computer lab, an amphitheater, outside activity courts, a dining hall, and covered outside dining gardens. Office space for the Dean’s staff and faculty offices are also on site.

The campus consists of seven buildings and includes a “sustainability house” which is a student-designed sustainable living community. The building houses 200 students and features low-consumption plumbing using recycled gray water, enhanced energy monitoring, and a green roof with an organic garden.

Campus Location: Tempe
Gross Square Footage: 585,600
Architect: IKON 5 Architects and DWL Architects
Construction Team: Hardison/Downey, Kitchell
Project Start Date: September 2007
Project End Date: July 2009
LEED Certification: Gold

 

Solar Information

The following information is only available for the complex as a whole.

Campus: Tempe

 

Address: NW Corner of E. Apache Blvd. and S. Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85287

 

Total Project Cost:  $1,389,600

 

The following information is the same for each of the nine sites within the complex.

Commissioned Date: 04/2010

Racking System: DPW Solar

Panel Size: 210 Wdc

System Type: 20-degree Ballasted

Panel Model: STP210

System Designer/Installer: Lafferty Electric Technologies LLC

Panel Type: Polycrystalline

System Owner: Renewable Energy I, LLC

Panel Manufacturer: Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

Contract Type: Qualified Management Agreement

Inverter Model: Sunny Boy

REC Incentive (UFI): $0.25/kWh (APS)

Inverter Manufacturer: SMA America, LLC

 

 

Site-specific information.

Agave Hall

Cereus Hall

Cottonwood Hall

Address: 720 E. Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ 85287

Address: 820 E. Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ 85287

Address: 850 E. Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ 85287

Peak DC Output: 26.88 kWdc

Peak DC Output: 20.16 kWdc

Peak DC Output: 16.8 kWdc

Number of Panels: 128

Number of Panels: 96

Number of Panels: 80

Number of Inverters: 4

Number of Inverters: 3

Number of Inverters: 3

Inverter Rating: 6 kWac

Inverter Rating: 6 kWac

Inverter Rating: 2 at 6 kWac, 1 at 5 kWac

Honors Hall

Juniper Hall

Rosewood Hall

Address: 821 E. Lemon Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287

Address: 1250 S. Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85287

Address: 1180 S. Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85287

Peak DC Output: 26.88 kWdc

Peak DC Output: 13.44 kWdc

Peak DC Output: 20.16 kWdc

Number of Panels: 128 Number of Panels: 64 Number of Panels: 96

Number of Inverters: 4

Number of Inverters: 2

Number of Inverters: 3

Inverter Rating: 6 kWac

Inverter Rating: 6 kWac

Inverter Rating: 6 kWac

Sage Hall North

Sage Hall South

Willow Hall

Address: 751 E. Lemon Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287

Address: 751 E. Lemon Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287

Address: 851 E. Lemon Street, Tempe, AZ 85287

Peak DC Output: 10.08 kWdc

Peak DC Output: 16.80 kWdc

Peak DC Output: 10.08 kWdc

Number of Panels: 48 Number of Panels: 80 Number of Panels: 48

Number of Inverters: 2

Number of Inverters: 3

Number of Inverters: 2

Inverter Rating: 1 at 6 kWac, 1 at 5 kWac