SOM's net zero New York school aims for "ultimate sustainability"
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SOM's approach to net zero design begins with the fundamentals: the building's shape (Image © SOM)
The school's south-facing facades will be covered with PV (Image © SOM)
A cross section through the school (Image © SOM)
The school's south-facing facades will be covered with PV (Image © SOM)
The school's corridors are designed with daylighting in mind (Image © SOM)
A side elevation of the school (Image © SOM)
A circulation area within the school (Image © SOM)
A classroom interior (Image © SOM)
A cross section near the north-facing facade (Image © SOM)
Article Summary
Net zero: put together, they're two of the buzzwords of contemporary building design. Sometimes the phrasing's a little different. ZNE, or zero net energy, is one variation; zero-energy building is another. They're all the same thing, though: buildings designed to offset their energy consumption over the course of a year, every year. Work has commenced on one such project, a 444-student primary school on Staten Island, New York, designed by architects at SOM and engineers at AKF.
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