CASE STUDY

Cornell Tech’s Bloomberg Center Achieves LEED & Passive House

Feb 11, 2020 | Case Studies, Insights

CHALLENGE

The Bloomberg Center in New York City embodies Cornell Tech’s commitment to innovation, environmental stewardship and building sustainability. The center needed an HVAC solution to demonstrate this dedication.

SOLUTION

HIGHMARK designed, developed and implemented rainwater harvesting and intelligent stormwater management to increase building efficiency in the Bloomberg Center via water optimization and water filtration.

PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

Location:	Application:	Project type:	Technologies:	Project size:	Year:
1 Main St., New York, NY 10044	Higher Education	Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Engineering	Rainwater harvesting Rainwater reuse Rainwater recovery Stormwater management	200,000 ft² Six stories 40,000-gallon storage capacity	2017

RESULTS

The innovative technologies that were installed boosted HVAC efficiency, thus significantly reducing building energy consumption. This enabled the facility to aspire to net-zero energy use and LEED platinum certification.

Further, HIGHMARK’s efforts played a key role in allowing the Bloomberg Center to be built to Passive House standards due to maximized energy efficiency and enhanced indoor environmental quality.

The Bloomberg Center is now part of an expansive campus that also includes the tallest Passive House building in the world.