Sustainable science park master planning for extreme energy savings

This paper presents a brief but comprehensive presentation of how science park directors, staff, architects, and engineers can implement a sustainable master planning process for an existing or proposed science park.Sustainable master planning concepts for science park sites prepares the way for sustainable design of research facilities. For the ultimate successful research facility design it is critical, that early master planning principles facilitate as many passive and sustainable techniques as possible. This approach increases the potential for extreme energy savings related to reduced mechanical systems and increased natural daylighting in the proposed facilities as well as improved quality of spaces. The shape and orientation of the individual sites and ultimately the buildings within the research park have a significant impact on the ultimate energy characteristics of the research facilities.