{"id":1004778,"date":"2021-03-25T09:17:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/?p=1004778"},"modified":"2021-03-31T09:26:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T13:26:05","slug":"2021-best-of-green-city-clean-waters-private-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/gsi\/2021-best-of-green-city-clean-waters-private-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Best of Green City, Clean Waters: Private Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To mark the 10th year of implementation of the City of Philadelphia\u2019s landmark Green City, Clean Waters plan, SBN\u2019s GSI Partners Initiative recognizes past and present public, private, and innovative green stormwater infrastructure projects in Philadelphia.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Even better, you get to vote for a project! A public <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdGFkORZuGHZQvqdphWR3HYODZurgjR_TmuFZhr5NGUNGJGnQ\/viewform\"><span style=\"color:#8cc105\" class=\"tadv-color\">online poll<\/span><\/a> will determine the winners for each category. Voting closes on <strong>Friday, April 9<\/strong>, and we\u2019ll announce each category\u2019s winner at the 5th Annual Excellence in GSI Awards on <strong>Thursday, April 22<\/strong>. Haven\u2019t registered yet? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sbngreaterphilly.z2systems.com\/np\/clients\/sbngreaterphilly\/event.jsp?event=34\"><span style=\"color:#8cc105\" class=\"tadv-color\">RSVP Now<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5>Private Projects: Projects managed in large part by private entity, and\/or on private property.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#106291\" class=\"tadv-color\">Please vote for one project in each category via our<\/span><span style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"tadv-color\"> <\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdGFkORZuGHZQvqdphWR3HYODZurgjR_TmuFZhr5NGUNGJGnQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#136c4b\" class=\"tadv-color\">online voting form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"tadv-color\">. <\/span><br><br>(See also: Public Projects and Innovation)<br><br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_1004814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004814\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1004814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Cira-Green_twilight_program-300x187.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Cira-Green_twilight_program-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Cira-Green_twilight_program.png 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1004814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watershed: Lower Schuylkill || Address: 2930 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, 19104 || Planning\/Design: Erdy McHenry Architecture; Pennoni; Roofmeadow; Tim Haahs &amp; Associates || Client: Brandywine Realty Trust || Construction\/Maintenance: EDA Associates; Hunter Roberts Construction Group; Sean\u2019s Landscaping; Roofmeadow Services, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Cira Green<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<h6>&#8220;Philadelphia\u2019s first elevated public park and first blue-green roof marks a major shift for green roof structures and provides inspiration for the design of dense urban locations.&#8221;<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CIRA GREEN is Philadelphia\u2019s first elevated public park and first blue-green roof. As such, it\u2019s more than just an amenity for the adjacent Evo Tower and the [now completed] FMC Tower; it is an integral element of the developing Schuylkill River greenway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through its innovative stormwater management technologies and encouragement of social interactions, Cira Green creates a new paradigm for green roof structures and provides technical and spatial inspiration for the design of dense urban locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_1418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1418\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bethesda-Presbyterian-Church_high-res-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"335\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watershed: Lower Schuylkill || Address: 808 Red Lion Rd, Philadelphia, 19115 || Planning\/Design: AKRF; CGC Consulting || Client: Bethesda Presbyterian Church || Construction\/Maintenance: S. Veccione and High Quality Builders; Bethesda Presbyterian Church; Girl Scouts of America; GreenUp (AKRF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Bethesda Presbyterian Church<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<h6>&#8220;AKRF worked closely with the congregation to incorporate the community\u2019s belief that &#8216;to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow,&#8217; while maximizing environmental benefits.&#8221;<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This project creates an important first step in enhanced participation and engagement of faith-based institutions across Philadelphia in helping to meet and solve the City\u2019s water quality challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AKRF worked closely with the congregation to incorporate the community\u2019s belief that \u201cto plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow,\u201d while maximizing environmental benefit, improving aesthetics, and minimizing construction costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6>&nbsp;<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_1419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1419\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Central-Green-trees-and-lawn_high-res-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"313\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watershed: Delaware Direct || Address: 1001 Intrepid Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19112 || Planning\/Design: Environetics; James Corner Field Operations; Pennoni || Client: Liberty Property\/Synterra; PIDC; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania || Construction\/Maintenance\/Monitoring: Bittenbender Construction, LP; C Caramanico &amp; Sons; Geostructures, Inc.; Larry Weaner Design Associates; Molly Construction; NovaCrete; Tim Craul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Central Green @ The Navy Yard<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;The park aims to support the development of the Navy Yard by creating a sustainable, social, and active environment for employees and the surrounding community.&#8221;<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Green is a 5-acre privately funded public park, intentionally designed to be an amenity for current and proposed commercial, industrial, and residential tenants of the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, as well as for the Navy Yard\u2019s 100,000 annual visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Green aims to support the development of the Navy Yard by creating a sustainable, social, and active environment for employees and the surrounding community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_1004815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004815\" style=\"width: 463px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1004815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Frankford-Friends_rocks_high-res-program-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"349\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1004815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watershed: Delaware Direct || Address: 1515 Orthodox St, Philadelphia, PA 19124 || Planning\/Design: Think Green, LLC; Meliora Design || Client: Frankford Friends School || Construction\/Maintenance: Think Green, LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Frankford Friends Nature Learning Lab<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<h6>&#8220;Non-structural BMPs form a landscape that completely manages its own runoff through absorptive soils and native vegetation, while providing educational play space for children.&#8221;<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of the Nature Learning Lab at Frankford Friends Elementary School was to create an outdoor learning space for the elementary school students, while simultaneously implementing green stormwater infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using entirely non-structural BMPs, a landscape was created that completely manages its own runoff through absorptive soils and native vegetation, while providing educational play space for children. Students now enjoy natural objects, water features, native plants, outdoor gathering spaces, and active play spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_2146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2146\" style=\"width: 468px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Shoemaker_aerial-300x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"362\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watershed: Lower Schuylkill || Address: 33rd Street at Smith Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 || Planning\/Design: Andropogon Associates; Meliora Design; Stantec; Keast and Hood; Tillett Lighting &amp; Design; International Consultants, Inc.; Irrigation Consulting, Inc.; Craul Land Scientists || Client: University of Pennsylvania || Construction\/Maintenance\/Monitoring: P. Agnes; University of Pennsylvania; Andropogon Associates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Shoemaker Green<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<h6>&#8220;This project has become what GSI seldom is: a monitored, high-performance landscape that captures, filters, and effectively delivers clean water back to the environment.&#8221;<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site captures ninety-five percent of the site\u2019s rainwater through an integrated landscape system that includes the conveyance, filtering, and storage of stormwater for reuse as irrigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The design of Shoemaker Green at the University of Pennsylvania stems from a systems-based thinking that integrates natural systems with man-made systems to function as a whole. Shoemaker Green has become what green infrastructure seldom is: a monitored, high-performance landscape that captures, filters, and effectively delivers clean water back to the environment. <\/span><\/p>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_3064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3064\" style=\"width: 459px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Page-11-Woodmere-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"340\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watershed: Wissahickon || Address: 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118 || Planning\/Design: NTM Engineering, Inc. || Matthew Baird Architects, PLLC || Client: Woodmere Art Museum || Construction\/Maintenance: Meco Constructors; Dale Corporation; Brightview; Woodmere Art Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Woodmere Art Museum<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<h6>&#8220;The Museum&#8217;s SMPs expanded parking and space for outdoor sculptures while reducing flooding and improving water quality in the Wissahickon Creek watershed.&#8221;<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeking to increase its parking area and create a space for outdoor sculptures, Woodmere Art Museum\u2019s SMP does just that, while also reducing flooding and improving water quality in the Wissahickon Creek watershed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project contributes to improving water quality in the Wissahickon Creek watershed by reducing degradation of the environment, reducing flows that contribute to channel erosion, protecting property, reducing flooding, and contributing a highly visible example of how to achieve environmentally sound land use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_1004829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004829\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1004829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Drexel-Perleman-_-Korman-Plazas-photo_program-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Drexel-Perleman-_-Korman-Plazas-photo_program-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Drexel-Perleman-_-Korman-Plazas-photo_program-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Drexel-Perleman-_-Korman-Plazas-photo_program-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Drexel-Perleman-_-Korman-Plazas-photo_program-1536x867.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sbnphiladelphia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Drexel-Perleman-_-Korman-Plazas-photo_program.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1004829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watershed: Lower Schuylkill || Address: 32nd &amp; Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 || Planning\/Design: Meliora Design; Andropogon Associates || Client: Drexel University || Construction\/Maintenance\/Monitoring: Hunter Roberts; Bittenbender Construction; Drexel University; Meliora Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Drexel Perelman &amp; Korman Plazas<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<h6>&#8220;Designed to improve pedestrian flow and to reintroduce nature-based features into the landscape, these sites provide increased shade and natural beauty via 120 new trees, while also managing stormwater.&#8221;<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meliora Design led the removal of 8,000 square feet of impervious cover, replacing nearly 1.2 acres of existing impervious surfaces with porous pavers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed to improve pedestrian flow and to reintroduce nature-based features into the landscape, these two sites now provide increased shade and natural beauty via 120 new trees, while also managing stormwater. The project also features over 1,000 linear feet of public seating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the 10th year of implementation of the City of Philadelphia Water Department&#8217;s landmark and innovative Best of Green City, Clean Waters plan, we are looking back to our past 10 years of Philadelphia projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":764887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[409,310,391],"class_list":["post-1004778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gsi","tag-excellence-in-gsi","tag-green-city-clean-waters","tag-green-stormwater-infrastructure"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2021 Best of Green City, Clean Waters: Private Projects - 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