McFarland Public Safety Center is Zero Net Energy
The 56,100 square foot facility is designed to generate as much energy as it consumes annually. The highly energy efficient building has a geothermal system that provides heating, cooling, and ventilation with water source heat pumps, a garage with radiant heated floors, and a 420kW (1146 panel) solar PV rooftop system. After federal and state (PSC Energy Innovation Grant) clean energy funding and generating its own power, this $20 million building should pay for itself in year one. Designed by Bray Architects, police, fire and EMS departments along with the municipal court are housed in the center. nbc15
A tour of the McFarland Public Safety Center zero net energy features by Bray architects and Police Chief Aaron Chapin. (Click on photos to enlarge them)
Photos courtesy of Sherrie Gruder