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[case study] wind power integrated into buildings

CATEGORY: architecture + engineering + english + findings + new technologies

one of the few built examples of wind power integrated into buidings is Near North Apartments in Chicago, where eight HAWT’s [HAWT Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine] on the structure´s roof produce about 10% of the building´s total energy needs…

LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois (Chicago River Watershed)
GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE: 45,810 ft2 (4,260 m2)
COST: $11.2 million
COMPLETED: March 2007
ANNUAL PURCHASED ENERGY USE (BASED ON SIMULATION): 56.2 kBtu/ft2 (638 MJ/m2)
ANNUAL CARBON FOOTPRINT (PREDICTED): 21 lbs. CO2/ft2 (100 kg CO2/m2)
PROGRAM: 96 Units SRO, Reception and Lobby, Community Room, Case Management Office, Building Management Offices, Support Facilities (Laundry, Bike Storage, Tenant Storage, etc)

OWNER: Mercy Housing Lakefront ARCHITECT: Murphy/Jahn
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT: Smith and Smith Architects
LANDSCAPE: Terry Guen Design Associates
ENGINEERS: Graeff, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates (civil/structural); Environmental Systems Design (mechanical/electrical/plumbing)
COMMISSIONING AGENT: The Renschler Company
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Linn-Mathes

GLASS CURTAINWALL: Traco TR-7801 Curtainwall
GLASS: Pilkington Solar E Glass Insulated Units, fabricated by J.E. Berkowitz
WIND TURBINES: Aerotecture International
SOLAR THERMAL PANELS: Solargenix
CHILLER: Carrier
BOILERS: Viessmann Vitodens 200 Condensing Boiler
GRAY WATER SYSTEM: Green Turtle Technologies

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http://www.jetsongreen.com/2007/04/mecha_small_mod.html

http://greensource.construction.com/projects/0710_NorthApts.asp

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wind power integrated into buidings is Near North Apartments in Chicago, where eight HAWT’s

Near North Apartments is where I live and I can tell you is such disturbing noise

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