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Roanoke, VA - The (USGBC) has recognized the city’s new Williamson Road Fire Station with "gold" LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. The design and construction team first went beyond minimum building code standards, and then again beyond the minimum LEED standards, to achieve ‘Gold’ Certification. Harnessing each team member’s expertise created the synergies between building systems adding up to more than just the sum if their parts. For example, the spray foam roof insulation and thermal envelope efficiency allows for a less expensive, more energy efficient mechanical system. Rainwater harvesting not only conserves water, but reduces the burden on Roanoke citizens to extend and maintain City water and stormwater drainage systems.
"It is a great accomplishment to have the city’s first LEED-certified facility earn the ‘gold’ status for new construction," says City Manager Darlene Burcham.
The facility’s new features have the potential to reduce operating and maintenance costs to less than half those of a traditional building. The sustainable or "green" components in the fire station include:
* A Rainwater Harvesting Tank and System-a 10,000-gallon tank buried on site that collects rainwater run-off form the fire station. This collected water is pumped from the tank to water the landscaping, flush toilets, and wash the trucks-greatly reducing the use of potable water. The system piping is not connected in any way to the building potable water system.
* Shower fixtures that reduce water consumption.
* Pervious Concrete Pavement-used in lieu of traditional concrete pavement to allow for surface water run-off to "seep" or filter through the pervious concrete.
* Motion Detector Light Switches-these devices use sensors to turn light fixtures on and off depending on whether a room is occupied or vacant, and reduce the amount of electricity used.
"The building will use resources like energy, water, materials and land more efficiently than a building merely built ‘to code,’" says Roanoke Fire-EMS Chief David Hoback.
The project Design & Construction Team included:
Architectural: Steve Sunderman and John Garrett of RRMM
Fire Station Design: Zack Zettler of Cole & Russell
MEP: Boyd Hedley of Hurd & Obenchain
Structural Engineering: Jay Kinder of Day & Kinder
Landscape Design: Chris Waller of LMW
Civil Engineering: Frank Caldwell
General Contractor: G&H Contracting
Building Owner of Record: Fire Chief Dave Hoback and the City of Roanoke
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Mentioned:
Carbon Offsets: No
Green Building:Yes
Energy Technology:
HVAC Technologies
Energy Conservation
General Energy Management Technologies
Property:
Williamson Road Fire Station
Roanoke,
VA
LEED Building:Yes
Energy Star Cert.:No
Corporations:
Williamson Road Fire Station
People:
Boyd Hedley
Hurd & Obenchain
Chris Waller
LMW
Darlene Burcham
Roanoke City Manager
David Hoback
Chief
Roanoke Fire-EMS
Frank Caldwell
Jay Kinder
Day & Kinder
John Garrett
Project Architect
RRMM
Monica Rokicki-Guajardo
Vice Chair
USGBC Southwest Virginia Chapter
Phil Schermer
Roanoke City Engineer
Steve Sunderman
Project Architect
RRMM
Terry Kemp
Zack Zettler
Cole & Russell
BEPI Published Date: December 10, 2009
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