Feb. 13, 2008
Video: New Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station embodies King County’s green building push
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Narrator says:
The new Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station is the greenest, most environmentally friendly facility of its kind in the county, and the first ever registered with the U.S. Green Building Council. During the grand opening ceremony Shoreline residents toured the building to check out its new features, while local officials pointed out the need for more buildings that meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED certification.
Jason McLennan CEO Cascadia Region Green Building Council says:
Not only is it good for the environment as it turns out its good for the pocketbook, it’s good for the taxpayer. Buildings like this use less energy, less resources, are more durable and are better places to work and visit. So we think this is just an exciting step to continue the leadership we’ve seen from this community to have a transfer station like this.
Ron Sims King County Executive says:
We needed to make a statement and we did with this facility, this is the future of transfer stations all across the country, they need to be LEED buildings and this is a LEED facility.
Narrator says:
Sims also used the occasion to propose an upgraded Green Building and sustainable Development ordinance for King County that requires all construction projects big and small to use sustainable building practices.
Formerly known as the First Northeast Transfer Station, the facility underwent a $24 million dollar renovation making it more efficient for users and quieter for the neighboring community.
Kevin Kiernan King County Solid Waste Division Director says:
This is replacing a facility that was built in 1960, so it’s a world of difference, the opportunities for recycling are dramatically different.
Shoreline Mayor Cindy Ryu says:
This facility also adds to Shorelines quality of life by reflecting one of our cities most passionate values, environmental sustainability. Not only has this facility made recycling a variety of materials even easier, it is built to the highest environmental standards.
Narrator says:
Those environmental standards include not only future energy and resource savings, but innovative design features and the use of recycled materials in construction.
Kevin Kiernan King County Solid Waste Division Director says:
The tank up there, the blue and white checked tank, that’s going to harvest rainwater. And we’re going to use rainwater instead of drinking water for some of what we call our consumptive uses, for wash down, for flushing, so that’s going to reduce our need for clean water. There are solar panels on this facility that even during cloudy days can provide up to five percent of the energy we need to operate. There’s a natural ventilation system, this is designed so the air will move through naturally to control dust, to keep the impacts away from our neighbors, controlled. As we built it we used paints, we used adhesives that had low volatile organics that didn’t release things into the air. As you look around you see recycled steel, the concrete you’re standing on has fly ash, a waste material that when used in this type of application reduces the impact on global warming, reduces the amount of carbon dioxide we need. Along the creek there are bio swales that will protect those waters, will protect the environment there so look around as you walk and you’ll see many things that we hope to replicate elsewhere.
Narrator says:
The new Shoreline Recycling and Transfer station officially opens for business on Saturday, February 16 th.