The New Kennedy King College incorporates the following green architecture considerations in its design:
- Low E-Glass
- Sun Baffles on South and West windows
- Exterior walls with R-Values ranging from 22.38 to 24.73
- Roof with an R-Value of 37.5
- 70,000 square feet roof area that is used as Green Roof Technology. The remaining roof area will have a roofing membrane with a high coefficient of reflectivity per the New Chicago Energy Code.
- The exterior walls will not exceed the maximum area of glazing per the New Energy Code.
- The roofs will not exceed the maximum area of sky lighting per the New Energy Code.
- The Campus makes use of rapid transit as well as CTA surface lines.
- Bicycle racks are to be used in conjunction with bike lanes to be built by CDOT.
- Recyclable waste pick up
- Pulping system for kitchen waste
- Daylight view 75% of Spaces
- Light pollution reduction through the use of appropriate site lighting fixtures.
- Sustainable Site – Minimum Residential Relocation
- Indoor Environmental Quality Adherence
- Saved existing 30 year old trees on the southern edge of the recreation field
- 481 Shade Trees
- 25 Ornamental Trees
- 110,000 square feet of shrubs, perennial flowers and ground cover beds
- 9 acres of lawn area
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