Guthrie Green
3000 $150M 60%
101
Weekly visitors
Public-private investment to local blocks
Energy demand reduced to power nonprofits with geo-exchange system
Geo-thermal concept:
Owner: George Kaiser Family Foundation
$2.5M American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Stimulus Grant
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Size: 2.6 acres
120 Wells
600 Tons of heating/cooling
120,000 Square feet served
60% Energy demand saved
Guthrie Green transformed a 2.6-acre truck loading facility into a lively, highly programmed urban park offering an outdoor amphitheater, performance stage, interactive fountains and an 11,000-square-foot café pavilion. Built and managed by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF), the park has become a destination since its 2012 opening, drawing 3,000 people every week to daily park activities and sparking $150 million in investment in a variety of projects within the emerging 19-block Brady Arts District of downtown Tulsa. Sustainable practices inform the park’s design and provide a new benchmark for energy innovations in the public realm. The project incorporates a ground-source heat pump system, and the resulting energy savings helps to offset operating costs for the building’s nonprofit arts and cultural organization tenants.