Architecture Firm:
atelierjones
Completion Date:
2008
Project Format (not yet built / built):
not yet built
Project Size (sf / site acreage):
200 sf
Project Location:
various locations nationwide
Landscape Designer:
Morse Landscape Architecture
Civil Engineer:
Site Development Associates, LLC
Owner:
Propel Biofuels
Sustainable Sites:
The fueling canopy is designed to contain various sustainable elements that can be interchanged for different sites. For wetter environments, such as the Northwest, the fueling canopy has a system of rain collection louvers that capture and store rainwater for planter and site irrigation. For drought prone areas with good solar harvesting potential, the fueling canopy has photovoltaic panels that can supply power for lighting systems.
Toward Zero Energy:
These fueling canopies are specifically designed for biodiesel installations that offer people a viable alternative to fossil fuels. Each fueling canopy is operated using LED fixtures and has the potential for photovoltaic panels.
Local and Sustainable Materials:
Per building and fire code, there are limitations to allowable material choices for fueling canopies. With that understanding, all metal panels have been verified for their high post-industrial and post-consumer recycled contents.
Sustainable Water:
Each fueling canopy has an internal rainwater collection cistern to both mitigate the impact of volume and velocity during storm events as well as to provide irrigation water for associated planters and landscapes.
IEQ and Comfort:
A typical fueling canopy provides no daylight to the space beneath. In the case of these fueling canopies, the rainwater collection louvers act as sunshades that permit daylight to filter down the the ground below.
Collective Wisdom and Feedback:
The growing local body of knowledge on sustainable design has influenced our design strategies and enhanced our ability to make well-informed material choices. Through our activity in local sustainibility groups and forums, such as USGBC, we expect to provide feedback.
Regional/Community Design:
Because these fueling canopies will be rolled out at various locations, they will have a small, but nevertheless, highly visible impact on local water conservation. Additionally, innovative design associated with an alternative fuel source such as biodiesel provides a graphic example of progressive environmental business practices.
