Past Experience.

Dr. Ghobad's experience at Engineering Consulting firms was marked by diverse project involvements before establishing ENERlite Consulting. Below are highlights of her significant project contributions.

Office Buildings

Clifford L. Allenby Office Building (DGS O Street Office)

Sacramento, CA

Architect: ZGF+ Lionakis I MEP+ Energy: Glumac

Clifford L. Allenby Building for the State of California, Department of General Services, is a 12-story, 372,000-square-foot office building. This building has strong goals of achieving Zero Net Energy (ZNE) classification, LEED v4 Platinum Certification, and possessing a maximum site Energy Use Intensity (EUI) of 25 [kBtu/sqft-yr]. Ladan was the project manager for the energy services for this project and performed whole building energy modeling, thermal comfort analysis, LEED energy modeling and documentation, Savings By Design analysis, and SMUD’s SolarShares program estimation while working at Glumac.

UC Davis Patient Center

Rancho Cordova, CA

Architect: DGA I Sustainability+ Energy: Glumac

The UC Davis Patient Center is a new 67,000-square-foot office building with a LEED v4 Gold Certification goal. Ladan performed LEED v4 energy modeling and documentation in addition to SMUD’s SolarShares program estimation for this facility.

Educational Facilities

The Heights Building

Arlington, Virginia

Architect: BIG + Leo A Daly I MEP + Energy: Interface Engineering

The Heights Building is a 180,000-square-foot, energy-efficient, state-of-the-art facility with unique architecture for two secondary schools with a total of 775 students in a dense neighborhood in Arlington, VA. Ladan was engaged in the early-stage analysis and parametric modeling of this LEED Gold-certified building. Climate analysis, building orientation, massing options, Window-to-Wall-Ratio (WWR), shading analysis, facade study, and glazing options were included in the parametric study and optimization process.

Mission College MT Replacement

Santa Clara, CA

Architect: Lionakis I MEP+ Energy: Glumac

MT Replacement is a new Zero Net Energy Ready facility with 37,000 square feet located on the Mission College campus. The project has a LEED v4 Platinum Certification goal. Ladan was the project manager for energy services for the MT Replacement building while working at Glumac. She performed whole building energy modeling, LEED energy and daylight modeling and documentation, glare analysis, and PV analysis.

Creekside Community High School

Portland, OR

Architect: Bora Architects I MEP + Energy: Glumac

Creekside Community Center is a 16,600-square-foot high school designed for students requiring a non-traditional path toward completing their education. This facility is a new Zero Net Energy building that generates enough on-site power to offset, or even exceed, its needs. Creekside is approved as a Path to Net Zero project by the Energy Trust of Oregon (ETO). Ladan performed whole building energy modeling, Energy Efficiency Measures (EEM) study, and ETO documentation for this project.

Public Buildings

UC Irvine Verano Student Housing Center

Irvine, CA

Architect: MITHUN I MEP + Energy: Glumac

UCI Verano Student Housing Center includes 1,050-bed apartments, a 16,000-square-foot Community Center, and a Maintenance and Operation (M&O) Facility. The main project goals are affordability and sustainability. Ladan performed whole building energy modeling for the Community Center and the M&O Building and she worked on the CBECC geometry modeling for the Residential Buildings while working at Glumac.

Capitola Library

Capitola, CA

Architect: Noll & Tam Architects I MEP + Energy: Glumac

Capitola Library is a new 12,000-square-foot building with a highly energy-efficient design focused on passive design strategies such as natural ventilation. Ladan performed whole building energy modeling, Energy Efficiency Measure (EEM) analysis, daylight modeling and simulation, and thermal comfort analysis for this facility while working at Glumac.

Multifamily Residential Buildings

Central City Concern Eastside Health & Recovery Center

Portland, OR

Architect: Ankrom Moisan Architects I Energy: Glumac

Central City Concern (CCC) Center is a 117,000-square-foot new construction with two stories of medical clinics and 140 transitional and temporary housing units for rehabilitation and recovery. The project is targeting LEED Gold Certification for Homes Multifamily Mid-Rise. While working at Glumac, Ladan performed whole building energy modeling, Energy Efficiency Measures (EEM) analysis, daylighting, and Energy Trust of Oregon (ETO) documentation for this project.

Health Care Facilities

Kaiser South Sacramento Emergency Department Expansion

Sacramento, CA

Architect: HOK I MEP + Energy: Glumac

Kaiser South Sacramento intends to expand its Emergency Department by building a new 41,525-square-foot facility. The new expansion will be an energy-efficient facility that targets LEED Gold Certification. Ladan performed LEED v4 energy modeling and documentation for this project while working at Glumac.