Integrated energy system for the Asphalt Green Youth Sports and Arts Center and the Fireboat House

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5376047

Barron, J; Cole, W J

Energy conservation and solar energy measures are described for two old buildings, different in scale and character, that are being recycled by the Neighborhood Committee for the Asphalt Green into a community Sports and Arts Center and an Environmental Studies Center. The approach taken by the Authority in developing the integrated energy system design for the larger, commercial-scale Sports and Arts Center was to incorporate energy conservation and renewable energy measures that minimize life cycle costs. The benefits of this approach are significant. As documented in this report, energy costs will be reduced from about $50,000 per year (in 1979 dollars) to $15,000 per year. The final design incorporates exterior shell insulation, on-site mechanical equipment, and a wind energy conversion system to generate electricity for the large lighting and cooling requirements, heat recovery from the ventilation exhaust air, generator motors and refrigeration system, and hot and cold thermal storage for load management. The Environmental Studies Center, formerly a fireboat station on the East River, is a smaller residential-scale structure. The approach in developing the renovation plan was to assess retrofit potential for cost-effective energy conservation, solar domestic hot water, and active and passive solar space heating. Energy measures were selected which would maximize educational potential for school children and which could be replicated by the general public.

• OSTI ID: 5376047
• Report Number(s): NP-24338
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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