STORMWATER MANAGEMENT New Utrecht
BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY Water Quality Management Course Ankita Nalavade Janna Ross Manjusha Patnaik
CRITERIA FOR SITE SELECTION ●
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Storm water run-off capacity a. Micro level : Property
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b. Macro level : Sewershed
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Historical and Current Significance : BPL Socioeconomic Demographics
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Topography. Condition Assessment of the Locational analysis : Land use and context WWTPs. Fema. Community Wards.
Locational analysis : Ownership NOTE : For the complete list of criteria please refer the comparative analysis on google spreadsheet accesible at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ 11YNnlbRxOkiH0pPhNNuapWH_tcrIrg5Z3CoXtLoEhso/edit? usp=sharing
SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS - SCH NEW LOTS - NL CANARSIE - C NEW UTRECHT - NU MAPLETON - M
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Storm water run-off capacity
SUMMARY OF LOCATIONS a. Micro level : Property
b. Macro level : Sewersheds
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Historical and Current Significance : BPL
Socioeconomic Demographics
Location analysis : Land Use and Context
Locational analysis : Ownership
NEW UTRECHT LIBRARY
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LOCATION ANALYSIS: LAND USE AND CONTEXT New Utrecht Brooklyn Public Library 1743 86th St, Brooklyn, NY 11214 ●
Lot Area: 12,500 Sq Ft
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Land Use: Public Facilities and Institutions
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Year Built: 1900
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1 Building | 2 Floors
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Historic Building with retrofits
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Surrounded by a mix of building typologies; commercial, industrial and mixed use residential buildings
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Library has a large surface parking lot that is owned by DOT
CURRENT AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE The library serves a diverse community where patrons of all ages can take part in the extensive program offerings, the most popular of which include Summer Meals, Kids Create, Chinese Brush Painting, Story Play, computer courses and ESOL classes. The library’s large auditorium and three meeting rooms can accommodate a wide range of special programs, many geared toward older adults.
1894 Free Library of the Town of New Utrecht opened
1901 Free Library of the Town of New Utrecht joins the BPL
1960 New Utrecht Library moves to current location
2017 One of the busiest branches in Brooklyn, offering many programs for patrons of all ages
STORMWATER AND SEWERSHED ANALYSIS
SITE ANALYSIS
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE + GREEN SPACE Physical Environment : ● Natural Environment - Trees, Gradient, Precipitation, SOil ● Manmade - Ramps, Drains, HVACs, Fire Hydrants ● Combined works - Planters Social Environment and Functions : ● Pedestrian Circulation ● Vehicular Circulation ● Social Programs ● Aesthetics
SITE ANALYSIS - PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
SITE ANALYSIS - FUNCTIONS
DESIGN PROPOSAL
DESIGN PROPOSAL
BIOPHILIC STREETS
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GREEN ROOF FOR LITTLE SCIENTISTS
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ROOFTOP for PASSIVE AND ACTIVE RECREATION
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BLUE ROOF
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AREA CODE
STORMWATER CAPTURE POTENTIAL - TERRACE
TOTAL STORMWATER WATER CAPACITY = 12,000 GALLONS
STORMWATER CAPTURE POTENTIAL - STREET LEVEL
TOTAL STORMWATER WATER CAPACITY = 17,670 GALLONS
ENERGY CALCULATIONS PROPOSED ENERGY SAVINGS WITH 29,670 GALLONS
EXISTING ENERGY SAVINGS WITH 100.65 GALLONS
Grams of water in study area
Grams of water in study area
Calories to evaporate all runoff
Avoided kWh Avoided BTUs Avoided Refrigeration AC tons
130,692,790 75,801,818,200
88,158 300,573,984 25,067
Calories to evaporate all runoff
443,352 257,144,160
Avoided kWh Avoided BTUs
299 1,019,644
Avoided Refrigeration AC tons
Note: The actual energy benefits can be potentially much higher since the evopotranspiration of retaining the existing tree is presently not accounted for in the calculations.
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SUMMARY
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