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Design team proposes all‑electric, geothermal and low‑carbon materials for Tompkins County center
Summary
Project architects said the new Tompkins County Center of Government is being designed as an all‑electric building with geothermal heating and cooling, a preference for mass timber, low‑carbon concrete options and targets for construction waste diversion and water‑use efficiency.
Project architects told residents at a public meeting that the proposed Tompkins County Center of Government will be designed to meet a set of sustainability targets that include eliminating on‑site fossil fuels, using geothermal systems and prioritizing low‑embodied‑carbon materials.
Quay Thompson of Holt Architects said preliminary energy modeling for the proposed building footprint and volume shows a potential 44 percent reduction in energy use compared with a baseline model built to current energy code; the design team…
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