Carmine Carro Community Center

Leading a Community through Sustainability

Brooklyn, New York

We provided the 8,000-square-foot circular community center with fire-protection, civil and structural engineering, displacement ventilation, and building systems commissioning services to elevate equipment performance and functionality.

The community center obtained LEED Gold-certification with a vegetative roof for heat island reduction.

The open loop geothermal system cycles water from the underground table to heat and cool the facility, minimizing water and energy waste and saving heating and cooling cost.

A lighting control system monitors the level of natural light coming through glass panels and adjusts indoor lighting as needed.

The Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park, Brooklyn, is an 8,000-square-foot, circular LEED^® Gold building designed using the latest sustainable features, including a vegetative roof for heat island reduction, roof photovoltaics for renewable energy, stormwater reuse for irrigation, geothermal heat pumps, an under-floor air and heat distribution system, as well as displacement ventilation for optimal energy efficiency and full-building systems commissioning to assure actual equipment performance and functionality. This is the first LEED^®-certified building onstructed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

9

kilowatt solar photovoltaic array

2

air handling units

We provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, civil, and structural engineering services. Our mechanical engineers designed an air ventilating system and an air conditioning system with geothermal heating and cooling. Our electrical engineers delivered a new electrical service incorporating interior and exterior security lighting, security system, a complete addressable fire alarm system, and new telephone service. Our plumbing engineers designed a new water service that incorporates waste, sewage, and storm disposal as well as water closets, urinals, lavatories, service sinks, drinking fountains, floor drains, and area drains.

Owner/Client

New York Department of Parks & Recreation

Certification

LEED^® Gold

Awards

2016 National Recognition Award

ACEC

2015 Diamond Award

ACEC New York

Square Footage

8,000 SF

Cost

$16 million

Services

Engineering

Markets

Community Facilities

Regions

Northeast