March 2, 2015

BKSK presents at City Council’s Renewable Energy Conference

On February 27th, BKSK went before members of the New York City Council, at their invitation, to present design solutions that work toward a carbon-balanced future. Entitled the “Site Sourced and Stored Renewable Energy Conference,” the event was convened by the Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection and featured leading voices from a wide cross-section of government agencies, building industries, and environmental advocates.

George Schieferdecker and Jennifer Preston were joined by Michael McGough of BuroHappold in presenting the recently completed Park House at Washington Square, a model for how civic buildings can support the city’s move toward carbon neutrality. A key energy-conscious approach taken with the Park House is ground source heat, part of the project’s site-specific blend of passive design and active sustainable technologies.

Click over to the BKSK Lab to see the presentation in full.