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Energy Coordinating Agency
Project:
Master Planning and Architectural Design for the Adaptive Reuse of an Industrial Building into a Green Jobs Training Center |
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Location:
Philadelphia, PA
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Project Completed:
2010
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HIGHLIGHTS:
The Green Jobs Training Center not only teaches students about green building principles, it embodies them! The Training Center includes the following "green features":
- R38 insulated white roof that exceeds the energy star certification
- R15 BASF neoguard dense foam insulated drywall panels for exterior walls
- Low-e, insulated casement windows to reduce heat loss while letting in daylight
- Rain water harvesting system for use in toilets, urinals and washing trucks
- All low-wattage, low mercury fluorescent light fixtures using less than one watt of electrical power per square foot.
- Light fixtures use dimmable switches with motion detectors to save energy along with day light sensors to reduce electrical consumption
- Solar thermal hot water heating for hot water needs
- Solar PV system for on-site electrical production
- HVAC system that exceeds ASHRE requirements for ventilation and energy-savings
- Low VOC materials have been used for interior construction
- Low water consumption urinals and dual-flush toilets installed
- Construction debris recycling
- Exterior window shading to reduce heat load during the summer
- Recycling program set up to process waste materials from training center operation
- FSC certified cabinets with recycled glass concrete counter top
- Low VOC paints and wood finishes used
DESCRIPTION:
The Knight Foundation Green Jobs Training Center transformed a dilapidated warehouse at 106 West Clearfield Street into a LEED Gold certified training center for local contractors to learn current technologies and building strategies that promote energy conservation. In addition to classrooms and meeting spaces, the project includes a hands-on demonstration center where students learn to conduct energy audits and energy efficiency retrofits, as well as important aspects of green building including: daylight harvesting, rain water harvesting, building re-use and renewable energy use. At a renovation budget of $75/sf, this building is in the “cheap but cheerful” architectural category. What makes this project significant is the resourceful re-use of a former industrial building and achievement of high-perform on a shoestring. The successful design and construction of this project followed a collaborative master planning process also completed by Re:Vision.
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