Behrends Court
382-394 Main Street | 13 S Hamilton Street | 105 Cannon Street
Poughkeepsie NY 12601
Project Details
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We took 9 buildings, completely rehabbed the buildings (a lot of structural work) into 40 apartments & 9 commercial spaces
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We did two 15KW photovoltaic arrays on the roof
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Drilled 30 wells & installed geothermal heating and cooling for all apts.
Enviromental Features
Environmentally responsible features of this project include photovoltaics for generation of electricity from sunlight, geoexchange technology for energy efficient heating and cooling, bamboo as well as cork flooring for renewable resource material use (bamboo regenerates in 3-5 years while oak takes 40-60 years). Features an interior courtyard cut through the center of 7 of the buildings facing Main St. Courtyard floor is commercial space roof. Rain water from the roof is stored in a cistern and will be used to water the plants, flowers, and trees on the courtyard, thus not creating a load on the City water supply.