a golf legend builds a legacy

SDA engineers an innovative design at Tiger Woods Center.

Tiger Woods opens his learning center with PV technology engineered by SDA photo by TWLC

Location: Anaheim, CA USA Client: Tiger Woods Foundation

Background:
The high-tech Tiger Woods Learning Center offers grade 4-12 educational programs in a building that houses 100 computer stations, a totally wireless environment, a 200-seat auditorium and a multimedia center. The Tiger Woods Foundation chose innovative photovoltaic technology for the Center, augmented by a PV roof array.

Solar electric curtainwall at the Tiger Woods Learning CenterSpecial Features:
The Center features two solar electric systems --

• a rooftop array and
• a custom, curved BIPV curtainwall

The BIPV curtain wall is both curved and sloped, requiring modules of differing size and shape which vary in light transmission from 5% to 30% top-to-bottom -- like the tinted band on your car windshield -- and transitions to clear at the vision area.

SDA worked closely with project architects, Langdon Wilson of Irvine, to ensure that the BIPV application met the architect's design intent. The design challenge was complex; the end result represents another step forward for renewable energy applications.

Outcome:
The Tiger Woods Learning Center was dedicated in February, 2006. Its mission is to provide grade-school age children with after-school enrichment activities, from golf lessons to computer tutoring, that will relate to their future development.

The custom-designed curtainwall features light-transmitting PV modules.
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The City of Anaheim helped sponsor the solar electric systems. Other project sponsors include Intel, Microsoft, Nike, Dell, AT&T Accenture, American Express, Boeing, PGA, and Deutsche Bank. The center cost $25 million to complete.

"This is by far the greatest thing that has ever happened to me... this is bigger than golf. This is bigger than anything I've done on the golf course, because we will be able to shape lives." Tiger Woods

"The children of our country need more opportunities like this. It's impossible for these young people not to realize they have somebody who cares for them". President Bill Clinton

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