Selected Projects
SAP Americas Headquarters, Newtown Square, PA
Building owner: SAPProject Lead: FX Fowle Architects
Status: Completion Spring 2009
Objective: Water conservation for site and green roof irrigation
Challenges: Site utility constraints, building drainage geometry
Extraordinary features: 30,000-gallon modular vault cistern
Sustainable Certification: LEED Platinum
Needham Library, Needham, MA
Building owner: Town of NeedhamStatus: Completed 2005
Objective: Water conservation for site irrigation
Challenges: Tight construction sequencing due to limited working areas
Extraordinary features: 10,000-gallon modular vault cistern meets all projected watering needs
Sustainable Certification: LEED Silver
US GSA, Philadelphia, PA
Building owner: U.S.
Government
Project Lead: Roofscapes, Inc./Roofing Resources, Inc.
Status: Completion Summer 2009
Objective: Water conservation for large cooling tower make-up water demand
Challenges: Cistern below building in parking garage. Existing building provides challenges in design and construction logistics
Extraordinary features: 20,000-gallon cast-in-place concrete cistern projected to meet 80% of 3,500-gallon daily water demand
Deaconess Assisted Living Complex, Concord, MA
Building owner: New England Deaconess Association
Status: Completed 2007
Objective: Water conservation and storm-water flow mitigation on large campus development
Challenges: Sophisticated controls for load-balanced, three cistern and back-up well integration
Extraordinary features: Cisterns with remote transfer pumps at great distance from irrigation point of connection
Private Residence, Hillsdale, NY
Building owner: Private Party
Project Lead: Storm King Contracting, Inc.
Status: Completed 2006
Objective: Water supply
for water constrained mountain-side location.
Challenges: Access up 6% grade to mountainside site
Extraordinary features: Ground-level and roof water collection; 11,000-gallon modular vault cistern enabled difficult site access
