This building project brings the eco-building vision into reality and shows how green design and sustainable construction can achieve massive energy and environmental savings without forgetting the importance of architecture and aesthetics. Named as Solar 2 Green Energy (S2), this Arts and Education Center in New York, USA, is a project that an expansion of Solar One. Since 2001, Solar One has provided free unique initiatives in education, green arts, and outreach and advocacy programs reaching over 25,000 people each year.
Won Holcim Awards Gold 2008 trophy for North America, this project led by Christopher J Collins (team: Cathcart, Colin, Architect, Kiss + Cathcart Architects, Brooklyn, United States; Nicholls, Nigel, Engineer,Ove Arup + Partners New York, New York, United States; Heintz, Judith, Architect, Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC, New York,United States). This building will be constructed on a “brownfield” waterfront site in downtown Manhattan. A Platinum LEED certified net-zero energy use facility, S2 will be the first carbon-neutral building in New York, creating all the energy it uses. The 100% electric energy building, 13,000ft2 (8,000 internal; 5,000 external), or 1,200m2 is designed as a teaching tool uniquely dedicated to provide people of all ages with practical knowledge and resources to attain a more environmentally-sound, sustainable future. S2 redevelops a “brownfield” site, and brings life to a degraded space with creative use of industrial waterfront. S2 will demonstrate the uses of the sun, vegetation and water for heating, cooling, power and lighting, reminding visitors of the complex relationships between natural forces and urban systems and how important our every day choices impact upon the environment.
Sophisticated wastewater treatment, passive solar, season shading through vegetation, building-integrated photovoltaic roof along with 24 geo-exchange wells will be employed. Materials of the highest environmental class will be specified, assessed for durability, embodied energy content, scarcity, recycled content, rapidly renewable content, source and manufacturing location, toxicity and pollution generation.
Ecological productivity and biodiversity will be increased on-site. Information on the impact that S2 is having in New York as well as monitoring information from the river and wetlands exhibits will be available. Programs will focus on water ecology of New York’s estuaries and renewable energy sources and conservation.
To keep visitors informed about the latest technologies, S2 will incorporate interactive displays that are flexible and allow for constant updates to information and presentations by rotating and changing exhibits. Every green element will be an exhibit in itself with detailed explanations of materials, manufacture, and the contribution made to making the building carbon neutral and how this impacts daily lives. Educational programs will continue to reach people of all ages with free school programs, as well as talks and seminars for the public. Culturally-diverse, free art, music and dance performances will continue and be solar powered. Over 50% financing has been acquired with financial backing from local, state and federal government. S2 will have a relatively small budget of USD 12 million, inclusive of construction costs, to accomplish its goals.
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