UI’s Energize CT Exhibit Provides Energy Education

United Illuminating’s new exhibit space is open to educate and inspire the community about efficient energy use. A/Z served as the design/build lead for the exhibit space, known as Energize CT, which was relocated from Orange, CT to North Haven, CT.

A/Z’s team was responsible for converting the new space from an existing retail facility to an interactive learning center, using the energy-efficient technologies espoused by the center. The space features a range of interactive exhibits that include a model residential interior and exterior; builders and commercial applications; and stack, crank, and puzzle rooms. All exhibit areas were designed with large installations in mind, allowing the center to easily move and rotate exhibits within the space.

In addition to the exhibits, reception, and administrative spaces, A/Z’s team designed and built the center’s commercial kitchen. The kitchen serves as both a functioning catering kitchen and an exhibit space to demonstrate energy efficient technologies to the food service industry, a unique challenge that A/Z met by visually dividing the space.