FS00101 County Center
601 E Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33601
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The Fred B. Karl County Center was constructed in 1990 and is a 28-story office building encompassing 670,454 square feet. Offices cover 458,454 square feet, and an enclosed parking garage covers an additional 212,000 square feet. The remaining areas are finished public lobbies, elevator lobbies, and other common areas. The building houses more than 25 county departments and agencies and is the central office for the Board of County Commissioners, most Constitutional officers, and the County Administrator.
The Fred B. Karl County Center is one of five major buildings in the county's downtown Tampa complex, which total 1,557,969 square feet. The buildings are used for office space and court-related functions for County Commissioners, Constitutional Officers, the Public Defender, the State Attorney's office, and the 13th Judicial Court system.
In 2003, the
county completed a major construction project (Courts Project Phase
I) to build and open a new court building and a new Central Energy
Plant. The Central Energy Plant supplied chilled water to three of
the major county buildings in its downtown Tampa complex. In 2004,
the Central Energy Plant was expanded to include the Fred B. Karl
County Center and the Main Courthouse through a Guaranteed Energy
Performance Saving Agreement (Courts Project Phase II). In order to
service all five county buildings, a 1,500 ton ice-making chiller
was installed in the Central Energy Plant and a thermal energy
storage system was added on the same property. At night when energy
costs are lower, the plant makes ice, and during the day when energy
costs are higher, the ice is used to lower the temperature of the
system's chilled water used for air conditioning. Several energy
efficient measures in the buildings were also implemented, including
the following:
The entire project was accomplished by an energy service company (ESCO) that guarantees an annual energy savings to the county. If the annual savings are not met, the ESCO is obligated to pay the county the difference between the guaranteed and actual savings. The project has led to energy cost savings of $1,515,849, producing a return on investment of 8.3 years. Due to the county's energy improvement efforts, it has also reduced its CO2 emissions by 9,592.5 tons.
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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by Hillsborough County Government or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.
Building Owner:*
Hillsborough County Government
Property Manager:*
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Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2008 (92)
2009 (91)
2012 (84)
2013 (87)
2014 (91)
2015 (88)
2016 (75)
Facility Type: Office
Total Floorspace: 458454 sf
Year Constructed: 1990
Contract Type: None
Technologies Used:
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