Jim Shields, FAIA, recently presented before the Wisconsin Association of Energy Engineers (WAEE) at the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center. The Sailing Center is a highly efficient building using both geothermal and photovoltaic on-site energy sources to heat and cool the building. Shields designed the building in 2008.
WAEE invited Shields to talk about the design with a focus on energy efficiency and the geothermal system. After the presentation, he and the engineers had an extensive discussion session about the building and its systems while standing inside the structure.