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Sustainability and resiliency features of The Beacon project
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The Beacon project incorporates significant sustainability and resiliency features, focusing on energy efficiency, carbon footprint reduction, and occupant health and comfort.
- NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence award winner
- Passive House design and full building electrification
- Flood-resistant design with elevated floors and entries
- Rooftop solar PV arrays and emergency generators
- Use of healthy materials and emphasis on natural light and ventilation
- Public sharing of research and modeling for affordable electric building operation
Grayson Jordan
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Great.
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Again, Grayson Jordan, principal of Polk Street Architects.
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Thanks again for having us here today.
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Very pleased to present, the sustainability and resiliency features of of the Beacon, which is a deeply sustainable new construction adaptive reuse project.
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The project sustainability includes significant energy and carbon, footprint savings, but also extends beyond this definition to include resilient design with another focus on occupant health, wellness, and comfort.
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This is a NYSERDA buildings of excellence award winner.
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The project has been recognized as an exemplary demonstration of passive house design and full building electrification, which is a critical aspect of the city's long term commitment to a carbon neutral fruit future.
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Further to this point, the project team has, created and made public available research, modeling, and analysis on insulation, efficient mechanical systems, renewable energy systems, and building controls that will allow us to affordably operate fully electric buildings throughout the city.
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To address resiliency, the project located all new floors and entries above the floodplain and provides flood proofing for the existing cellar space of the adaptive reuse building.
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Additionally, all utilities are located above grade and the level of design flood elevation.
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Other resilience features include passive survivability, emergency generators, and rooftop solar PV arrays.
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Finally, for the interiors of the project, careful selection of healthy materials, commitment to ample natural light and ventilation, and best practice fresh air ventilation create spaces that are healthy and comfortable to, habitate.
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I think that's it.
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I'll open up to questions.