Hawaii Gateway Energy Center

This rendering shows the HGEC building and site.
Credit: jeffBrink Virtual Arts

This photo shows the entire visitor complex during construction from the south elevation.
Credit: Ferraro Choi

This drawing shows the site plan with both the completed first phase and the proposed second phase of the masterplan.
Credit: Ferraro Choi

Spaces in HGEC, shown in this floor plan drawing, are designed to be flexible and allow for future uses.
Credit: Ferraro Choi

This sectional drawing shows how the building acts as a thermal chimney, exhausting hot air through the top and pulling cool air in through the bottom.
Credit: Ferraro Choi

This photo shows HGEC from the northwest, offering a good view of the photovoltaic arrays.
Credit: Ferraro Choi

This photograph shows the space frames supporting the PV array.
Credit: Ferraro Choi

The thermal chimney outlets, shown in this photograph, exhaust hot air, drawing cooler air through the building.
Credit: Ferraro Choi

This diagram shows how the building serves as a thermal chimney.
Credit: Ferraro Choi

This photo shows the side view of the Hawaii Gateway Energy Center.
Credit: Ferraro Choi and Associates, Ltd.