Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal — Green Buildings — September 28 - October 11, 2012 — 21A
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G REEN B UILDINGS
Creating the perfect environment
ACKENSACK, NJ — When Hackensack University Medical For patients at John Theurer Cancer Center R&S Landscaping creates 4,000 s/f roof garden H
• MEP Design • Sprinkler Design • Commissioning • Energy Conservation and incentives
Center set out to build its new cancer center, the goal was to accentuate the world-class treatment that’s offered at the hospital with a world-class facility. Part of that meant creating a building that puts sustainability at the forefront of its design. In order to create a cutting- edge “green” building, Hack- ensack University Medical Center turned to New Jersey’s various leaders in sustainable design, including R&S Land- scaping . With the help of R&S Land- scaping, The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center is now one of the region’s pre- mier sustainable buildings. R&S Landscaping designed and installed a 4,000 s/f roof garden and demonstration vegetable garden at the can- cer center. The roof garden will pro- vide several economic and environmental benefits for the Hospital, which is pursu- ing Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) certification. Benefits of the roof garden include: • Protection of the roof mem-
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The John Theurer Cancer Center
brane, resulting in a longer lifespan — Green Roofs For Healthy Cities estimates that green roofs will last up to twice as long as conventional roofs, resulting in decreased maintenance and savings in replacement costs. • Savings on energy heat- ing and cooling costs. Ex- periments have found that a six-inch extensive green roof reduces heat gains by 95% and heat losses by 26%. • Sound Insulation – soil, plants and a trapped layer of air will provide sound insula- tion. Sound waves produced by traffic and airplanes will be absorbed and reflected. • Decreased storm water runoff — according to Green Roofs For Healthy Cities, a green roof will retain 70 to
90% of the precipitation that falls on it during summer, and 35 to 40 percent during winter. • Improved air quality — the roof garden will not only absorb heat, decreasing the tendency towards thermal air movement, but will also filter the air moving across it. Ad- ditionally, through the process of photosynthesis, the plants will convert carbon dioxide, water and sunlight into oxy- gen and glucose. But perhaps more impor- tant than the environmen- tal benefits and cost-saving opportunities that the roof garden will provide to Hack- ensack University Medical Center is the oasis that the space will provide to the can- cer center’s patients. ■
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