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In the construction of the expanded facility, Ocean
Center engineering and design firms set the standard
for use of renewable resources and recycled
products. And, the technology incorporated into the
expansion will help the facility be efficient in its
daily operation.
The
Ocean Center expansion and renovation includes
many materials and designs that conserve resources
and energy. For example, Daytona Beach weather
brings sunny skies, but also a need for an
impressive cooling and air conditioning system.
Ocean Center contractors have installed
high-efficiency heating and cooling systems that
operate with an environmentally friendly coolant.
And, automatic closures on all exterior doors will
be installed to minimize the loss of conditioned
air.
Effective insulation also is essential to keeping
the Ocean Center cool and comfortable for its
10,000-person events and intimate meetings.
Insulated glass, double-walled exterior masonry and
reflective exterior elements help to ensure the
building’s efficiency.
The most modern of technological advances are also
inherent to the new Ocean Center structure.
Construction of the Ocean Center includes the
installation of low-energy lighting fixtures and
coatings on glass surfaces and computer-controlled
lighting and sound-systems which will help conserve
energy in unused parts of the complex.
An extensive waste recycling and reduction program
helps to round out the many ways the Ocean Center
will be one of the most red-hot – and greenest –
facilities in the Southeast.
Other green
initiatives at the Ocean Center include:
- Cardboard
recycling – Employees aggressively recycle
all corrugated cardboard waste that is generated
in the facility with separate compactor
facilities for cardboard and solid waste.
- Recycling
of other materials – As other types of
recyclable waste materials, mostly metals and
wood, are generated through the production of
events or maintenance activities, they are
disposed of using reuse or scrapping services.
- Use of
recycled paper products – All paper products
used in Ocean Center rest rooms and cleaning
operations are made from 100 percent recycled
materials.
- Fluorescent
lamp upgrade – All T12 fluorescent lamps
have been upgraded to T8 lamps, which reduce
energy usage.
- Fluorescent
lamp ballast – All fluorescent lamp ballasts
have been upgraded from magnetic-type to
electronic-type ballast, which reduces energy
usage hazardous waste.
- Heavy
metals reclamation – All burned-out lamps
containing heavy metals are sent to an approved
reclamation center.
- Cleaning
chemicals – The Ocean Center has switched
most cleaning chemicals to maintain the facility
to peroxide-based, “green” products.
- Irrigation
controls – All irrigation systems have rain
sensors to turn off the sprinkler system if
rainfall has been adequate to sustain the
plants. All planter areas are watered with drip
irrigation systems.
- Chiller
replacement – All the chillers in the Ocean
Center air-conditioning system have been
replaced with new high-efficiency units, which
subsequently changed the refrigerant being used
from R11 to R134A, further reducing
fluorocarbons.
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Architecture – The design of the Ocean
Center expansion incorporates a window-shading
“bill” that reduces the amount of direct
sunlight that shines on the glass.
- Glass –
All exterior glass installed during the Ocean
Center expansion is thermally insulated and has
a low-e film built into the glass panels.
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