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14.6
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154K
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- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
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Utah Transit Authority – Depot District Clean Fuels Technology Center
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) wanted to create an innovative administration, operations, maintenance, and fueling facility for their growing fleet of clean air vehicles—since 1972, UTA had been operating from a central bus garage that had become outdated and undersized. They engaged us to help.
We planned and designed the new Depot District Clean Fuels Technology Center to increase functionality, safety, sustainability, and workplace well-being. Constructed on a former brownfield site, the facility features a drive-through maintenance facility concept that eliminates backing long or articulated buses into the maintenance bays. This new facility stores, operates, maintains, and services for 150 buses—50 each of battery electric, compressed natural gas, and diesel—and is built to eventually service the eventual full 250-bus fleet without additional construction or expansion.
Our design includes sustainable features such as daylighting, solar shading, energy-efficient building systems, and durable, energy-efficient building skin systems. We designed bus parking canopies to house a 1 megawatt-plus sized photovoltaic system which will eventually reduce the amount of grid energy consumed on site. These sustainable design elements not only contribute to the facility's operational efficiency but also align with UTA's commitment to the environment and reducing their carbon footprint.
Designed and constructed in phases over 10 years, this transformative facility is UTA's newest facility and serves as a model for their future facilities replacement plans.
At a Glance
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14.6
Acres
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154K
Square Feet
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Offices
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- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Offices
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Each project is so unique, I try to create spaces that tell a story about the ‘place’ developed from the goals of the client and the specificity of the site.
Rachel Fitzgerald , Senior Principal, Discipline Lead, Lighting
I love that my work blends science and technology with design and experience.
Merlin Maley, Senior Principal, Western Region Transit Sector Leader, Buildings
My passion is creating 21st century communities by assisting our clients in realizing their dreams of multi-modal transportation networks.
Jared Weismantel, Principal, Senior Designer, Manager, Buildings
I thrive in an environment focused on exploration and collaboration with a commitment to efficient and holistic design solutions.
Eric Wood, Associate, Project Architect
Designing architecture solutions for transit agencies is about creating an environment not only for the end user, but also the community.
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