The Solaire Building is a Leed Silver Certified Residential building located in Battery Park in New York City
This residential project includes 380 apartments and incorporates numerous sustainable design features including:
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dedicated fresh air supplied to every residence, with air filtration to remove 85% of particulate matter
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central humidification system to maintain a minimum 30% relative humidity during the heating season
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use of building materials and finishes free of harmful off-gassing and low in VOCs
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ongoing air quality testing after completion; water recycling system to treat and reuse building waste water supply toilets and cooling towers (recycled water used for make-up)
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storm water collection and reuse for drip irrigation systems
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central water filtration system; use of materials containing high recycled content, wood materials from certified forests, and/or use of materials from rapidly renewable natural resources
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a large percentage of building materials originating from within 500 miles of the building site
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highly insulating and air-tight exterior wall system; spectrally selective, low-e glass, which reduces solar heat gain while retaining a high visible transmittance
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air-tight casement windows
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“Green” planted roofs
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high efficiency lighting throughout the common areas of the building
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occupancy sensor-controlled public area lighting, including stairs, corridors, storage rooms, offices, public toilets and garage
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daylight dimming system in the public lobby
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high-efficiency fluorescent lighting in apartments where appropriate (entries, bathrooms, kitchens)
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master switch to turn off switched-lighting in the entire apartment except bathrooms; Building Management System (BMS), including wetbulb temperature reset for cooling tower
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programmable thermostats to control all apartment heating and air conditioning; gas-fired double effect, absorption chiller heater
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condensing boiler for domestic hot water, with high combustion efficiency
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variable speed drives on the secondary water pumps, and on cooling tower fans
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exhaust fan modulation in garage based on CO sensors
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premium high efficiency motors
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ENERGY STAR-labeled appliances throughout the building
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photovoltaic panels that generate 5% of peak electricity for the core-and-shell building components
solaire skyline
the solaire.com
Located at 737 Milwood Avenue and designed by Patrick Tighe this Home contrasts greatly in scale to the Solaire Building in New York but besides the size the two buildings ar actually quite similar. Both incorporate the use of water reuse and solar design in order to maintain sustainable systems
- An expansive green roof;
- On-site, solar photovoltaic array;
- Smart home energy management system;
- WaterSense plumbing by Kohler;
- Non-toxic glues, solvents, and paints;
- Energy-efficient Lennox HVAC system;
- Energy-efficient windows;
- UltraTouch denim insulation; and
- A green, natural lap pool;
View of Roof
Conservation Pool
737conserve.com
I really like the lap pool that was created by the rooftop water collection. It’s interesting that the pool that is good for the environment, will also create a cooling effect for natural ventilation to help combat the heat of California. I would love to have a lap pool accessible to my living room!