the greening of milwaukee city hall a historic transformation
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The Greening of Milwaukee City Hall A Historic Transformation. History & Background. 1892 Nationwide Design Competition Henry Koch – Architect German Renaissance Revival Cost: $1,016,935. 1892. Open for Business. Open 1895 5 stories. 393 feet 2584 pine pilings. 8 million bricks - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Greening of Milwaukee City HallA Historic Transformation
History & Background
1892 Nationwide Design Competition
Henry Koch – ArchitectGerman Renaissance
RevivalCost: $1,016,935
1892
Open for Business
1892 1895
Open 18955 stories. 393 feet2584 pine pilings.8 million bricks1900 windows256,360 square feet2nd tallest building in
the United States at the time.
Feel the Power - 1937
City Hall converts from Direct Current (DC) to Alternating Current (AC)
Original heating system and power plant replaced
Removed three steam boilers and 3–150 HP generators
1892 1895 1933 1937
Frank P Zeidler Municipal - 1959
Opens with 316,648 square feet
Historic City Hall gets air conditioning for the first time from Muni building cooling plant
Cooling was provided from the chiller using Milwaukee River water
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959
809 N Broadway - 1982
93,438 square feetConverted from a
parking garageDepartment of City
Development
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982
Energy Conservation Initiatives - 1995
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems
Automatic temperature controls
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982
Recycling Initiatives - 1998
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982 1998
Energy Conservation 2000
Lighting System Retrofit
Ballasts, bulbs, fixtures, controls
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982 1998 2000
April 5, 2005
Designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982 1998 2000 2005
Green Cleaning & Office Supplies 2005-2006
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982 1998 2000 2005 2006
Energy for Tomorrow - 2007
Green Power Energy Star Labeled
Facility. Top Quartile in Efficiency
in United States!!
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982 1998 2000 2005 2006
Green Roof - 2008
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982 1998 2000 2005 2006
For every inch of rainfall, the roof will prevent about 10,500 gallons of water from going into the sewer system
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is providing a grant of $35,200 through "Storm Water Best Management Practices" program.
2008
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982 1998 2000 2005 2006 2008 2009
The Future????
1892 1895 1933 1937 1959 1982 1998 2000 2005 2006 2008 2009…
Model practices and policies for use in government setting already exists for Wisconsin municipalities
Best practices become standard practices in other city facilities
Not about design…about operations