우수 응집, 관리 시설과 태양광 패널이 "Encore Tampa"라고 불리는 플로리다 탐파베이(Tampa Bay)에 위치한 친환경 도심형 개발 단지에 설치되었다. 탐파 베이 주택 협의회가 주도하는 이번 계획은 지속가능하고 친환경적인 주거 단지를 조성하기 위해 시행된 것으로 알려졌다.

이 새로운 4억 5000만 달러 규모의 개발 사업은 새로운 시내 공원 아래 위치한 28 에이커 크기의 지속가능하고 혼합 사용 목적의 부지에서 진행된다. 여기에 설치될 예정인 우수 관리 시설은 새로운 친환경 공원을 조성하는데 사용될 우수를 모으고 조절하는 역할을 할 예정이다. 더 나아가, 이는 후손들을 위해 자원을 보존하고 주민들이 필요로 하는 민감하고 아름다운 생태계를 조성하기 위해 설계되었다.

TAMPA, FL, July 1, 2013 -- A unique stormwater management-rainwater harvesting system and solar panel array was installed at Tampa Bay Housing Authority's new Ultra-Green Inner-City Development known as "Encore Tampa" in Tampa, Fla., to help create a sustainable and environmentally friendly community.

The new $450 million venture is a 28-acre sustainable, mixed-use development located under the new community park that controls and harvests stormwater runoff to irrigate the new green space park. Further, it's designed to create an environmentally sensitive ecosystem, ultimately meeting residents' needs while preserving resources for future generations.

 

Oldcastle Precast designed and provided the modular underground retention structure for the new stormwater management system, engineered by Clearwater, Florida-based Cardno TBE, to store, treat and harvest stormwater runoff on the 28 acre Encore site. The precast concrete Storm Capture® retention system manages and controls the volume and discharge timing of stormwater runoff. The engineered design maximizes storage volume while minimizing the project's footprint and cost, allowing for a quick and efficient installation.

The 18,000 square foot, stormwater retention-harvesting system includes a Storm Capture vault composed of (146) 10' tall Storm Capture modules that can hold up to 33,000 cubic feet of water before recycling it for irrigation use, (2) Nutrient Separating Baffle Boxes (by Suntree Technologies) with adjacent sediment chambers for pretreatment, and a harvesting & irrigation equipment assembly (by John Deere -- Green Tech). All surface stormwater is collected from the site, piped into the Nutrient Separating Baffle boxes and sediment chambers, and stored in the Storm Capture modules for irrigating the site landscape.

Oldcastle Precast also supplied precast perimeter walls for the sand filter assembly, precast ramp assembly for equipment access into the sand filter, sanitary manholes and inlets. Their sister company Oldcastle APG supplied 120,000 square feet of Belgard Hardscapes pavers and block for intricate hardscape paver walkways and permeable pavers for the center median of the main thoroughfare to reduce the heat island effect and aid in stormwater management

As stated on Encore Tampa's website -- Through green development and construction standards, Encore's green initiative efficiently uses energy, water, and other resources as well as reduces waste and environmental pollution. As an example, our development and building standards will effectively decrease stormwater runoff and the heat island effect. Encore's green initiative also nurtures the health of people who live and work on-site through improved indoor air quality.

This project exemplifies Ultra-Green. The entire Encore development is planning to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold certification. In order to achieve this, the Encore Tampa project has been designed and registered under the U.S. Green Building Council LEED 2009 New Construction and Major Renovations guidelines with the goal of receiving a LEED Gold rating for overall site development.

[출처: Waterworld / 2013년 7월 1일]