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