The Bay Transit Gloucester Transit Facility was constructed in an effort to improve operating efficiency, accommodate local and regional growth and improve mobility for the residents of the region.
With a focus on long-term operational savings and stormwater management, the Owner has embraced a wide range of economically viable green strategies, including:
- Energy-efficient building envelope
- Daylighting in regularly occupied spaces
- Geothermal heat pumps for cooling and heating for office area
- Waste-oil reuse boiler for maintenance shop heating
- Heat recovery ventilation
- Efficient lighting with sensor and timer based controls
- Low-flow water fixtures
- Constructed wetland and bioswales
- Sub-metering for each mechanical zone
- Green monitoring and interpretive signs
- Photovoltaics
LOCATION
Gloucester, VA
Size
17,280 SF
DATE
March 2015