SurroundArt’s new 89,000-square-foot fine art services facility at the Brooklyn Navy Yard will feature a renewable energy pilot program.
Stantec, the engineering and architecture firm hired to install the program, reports that the new building, currently under construction and expected to be completed in late summer, will have energy-saving solar and wind-generated power.
In partnership with National Grid Energy Services, the Perry Avenue building will test photovoltaic, or PV, solar energy production. PV technology uses solar cells or panels to convert sun energy into electricity. The energy captured by the PV panels will serve the general electric pool of the building, working in parallel with the grid to reduce the building’s use of conventional fossil fuel sources of electricity. Wind turbines on the roof will also contribute to the building’s base electrical supply and are tied to the main electrical switchgear.
Combined, the alternative energy sources are expected to decrease reliance on traditional energy sources by as much as 5 percent. High-efficiency designs for the building shell and building systems will reduce energy consumption further.
The building is also designed to meet the standards for Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification through the use of recycled rain water in toilets, reflective roofing and pavement to reduce surface temperatures, recycled building materials, high-efficiency lighting fixtures, natural ventilation systems, and special accommodation for bicyclists and low-emission vehicles.
“The Perry Avenue building will stand as a proud example of green construction and design in an industrial setting,” said Joseph Donovan, architect and principal at Stantec. “We are committed to sustainability and applaud the efforts of SurroundArt and the Brooklyn Navy Yard for embracing the cause.”
The three-building SurroundArt Museum Resource campus includes the new Perry Avenue building, another 71,000 square feet in Building 3 at the Navy Yard and the adaptive re-use of the historic, century-old Paymaster Building.
“Stantec brings tremendous experience and know-how in green building design to the Perry Avenue project and we could not be in better hands,” said SurroundArt CEO Michael Murray. “We are extremely proud and excited to move into what will be the nation’s first multi-story, multi-tenanted LEED Silver Industrial Building.
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