Green Infrastructure and Storm water management

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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