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Battery Park City School PS/IS 276

A Green Public School in New York, NY.
  • 55 Battery Place
  • New York
  • NY
  • 10280
  • Kirsten Sibilia, Cheif Marketing Officer
  • 212-247-2660

  • The Battery Park City School serves 950 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, and special education students.

    As part of the city’s new “green development” initiative, the school is one of the first in the city to be built under the New York City School Construction Authority’s Green Schools Guide, developed by Dattner Architects in 2007.

    A flexible example of a “high-rise” school, the 8-story building’s massing reflects the vertical orientation of the program. Public assembly spaces and pre-K through fourth grade are accommodated on the first 4 floors. Shared spaces, such as the cafeteria, library, art and other specialized classrooms are on the fifth and sixth floors. Fifth through eighth grades fill the seventh and eighth floors.

    A 10,000sf outdoor playroof is situated on the third floor. All classrooms are well lit with natural light, reducing the need for overhead lighting. Combined with high-efficiency boilers and other equipment, extra insulation and photo-voltaic solar panels, the school’s energy costs are reduced by more than 25%. Roof-mounted photo-voltaic cells alone generate 50 kilowatts of energy, roughly one-half of the energy needed to light the school. Low-flow plumbing fixtures consume 40 percent less potable water than a comparable building, and 80 percent of the building’s construction waste was recycled.
  • Occupied during school hours.
  • 1/4/5/N/R to Rector St, 1 block south, then 3 blocks west.
  • Construction year
  • 2010
  • Size in sq. ft.
  • 125000
  • No. floors
  • 8
  • Certification
  • Battery Park City Authority Sustainable Construction Guidelines, NYC Green Schools Guide
  • Green Energy Features
  • -50 Kilowatt roof-mounted photovoltaic cells
    -Integrated canopy-mounted photovoltaic cells
  • Energy Efficiency Features
  • -High efficiency boilers and other equipment
    -CO2 censors and heat recovery for energy savings
    -Passive solar shading to reduce cooling costs
    -Natural daylighting and daylight harvesting reducing need for artificial lighting
    -Digital educational displays monitor electricity consumption
  • Green Products
  • -12% of building materials with recycled content
    -80% of construction waste diverted from landfill
    -Rapidly renewable flooring in gym and auditorium
  • Water Conservation Features
  • -Low-flow plumbing fixtures
    -42% potable water usage reduction
    -Outdoor science classroom with green living wall
  • Transportation
  • - <.25 miles to subway and railroad stations, <.1 miles to numerous bus stops.
    -Bike parking provided.
    -No vehicle parking is provided.
  • Amount and type of insulation
  • R-Value = 17.5 to 22.3. Insulation is outside the envelope.
  • Type of building (home, school, commercial, etc.)
  • Public School
  • Designer
  • Dattner Architects
  • Builder
  • Leon D. DeMatteis Construction Corp.
  • Construction or renovation cost
  • $80000000
  • Building Style
  • Public School
  • Fuel Type
  • Gas fired condensing boiler
  • Company Public
  • Dattner Architects
  • Benchmark Score
  • 55.55 kBTU/ sqft total
  • Expected or actual energy savings
  • 26% Energy Savings Expected
  • Construction or rehab cost per square foot
  • $640
  • Owner/Developer
  • New York City Department of Education
  • LEED/Green Building Consultant
  • Viridian Energy & Environmental Sustainable Design/ Relab
  • Landscape architect
  • Blumberg & Butter PC
  • Interior architect
  • Dattner Architects