Case Study
Garage DCV System : Japan Center Garage, San Francisco
NES – Japan Center Garage Ventilation Case Study 1 of 2 Garage DCV System Case Study: Japan Center Garage, San Francisco NES System Slashes Energy Consumption by More Than 1.2 Million kWh Per Year The Property The Japan Center Garage is the hub of San Francisco’s Japantown. It was constructed in 1968, and it’s divided into two, primary parking facilities: • The Main Garage, which is a two-level, 235,000 square-foot structure; and • The Annex Garage, a single-level, below-grade facility measuring 60,000 square feet. At the time of construction, a combined total of 34 exhaust and supply fan-motor units were designed in to feed fresh air to the Main Garage, while the Annex Garage required a total of 11 units do the same. Despite their advanced age