Cornell's NYC Tech Campus drives towards "Net-Zero Energy" / SOM

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Cornell University’s proposed New York City Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island plans to become a sustainable landmark. Oriented by the sun, the 10-acre campus encompasses the largest solar array in New York City, four acres of geothermal wells, and 500,000 square-feet of open green space dedicated to the public. If built today, the campus’s 150,000 square-foot main academic building would be the largest net-zero energy building in the eastern United States.

The proposed campus is designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM). Landscape will be designed by James Corner Field Operations. Cornell teamed up with alumnus and managing director of Distributed Sun, Jeff Weiss, to help build a comprehensive energy solution. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) also participated in the conceptualization of the proposed renewable energy and energy efficient aspects.

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "Cornell's NYC Tech Campus drives towards "Net-Zero Energy" / SOM" 26 Oct 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/179136/cornells-nyc-tech-campus-drives-towards-net-zero-energy-som> ISSN 0719-8884

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