CHAPTER 5
 CONCLUSION

 Sustainable design for Green building is without a doubt the way of the future.

High performance structures and systems are gaining momentum with each successive

implementation. This study showed an example of how clearly and easily the positive

results of sustainable design efforts can be realized. The brief existence of the structures

studied in the preceding pages allows for a larger than normal margin of error for the

realized results due to "quirks" not having been completely worked out of the systems in

question, especially in the more complex Rinker Hall.

 At this point, outlying data cannot yet be determined due to lack of data population

size; however, portions of the collected building consumption data show potential for

outlying points, such as unexplained spikes in chilled water consumption during the

coldest months of the year, or highly fluctuating steam consumption. These irregularities,

as well as the cost similarities between Rinker Hall and Anderson Hall give rise to many

assumptions; first and foremost being the existence of minor flaws in the design of

Rinker Hall. As is often the case in commercial construction, despite the impressive

performance of the building, the mechanical system in Rinker Hall may in fact be over

designed. For example, why does Rinker Hall require a 50% increase in available

building horsepower over the equally sized Anderson Hall? Perhaps a lesser powered

structure could still produce the same efficient output at an even lower cost.

 In Reference to Hal Varien's criteria for an effective model, 1. The model must

address who makes the choices involved: Perspective owners are making the decision as