The 20,000-sf hotel is going up at 132 W. 26th St. in Chelseawhere a four-story mixed-use building was located. Demolition ofthe site started two months ago. Greenhouse 26 will contain 28rooms in the 19-story building and will use geothermal energy asthe heating and cooling system. Cost savings with this product,which requires a 1,500-foot deep underground well for every 6 to 10stories, is estimated to be 40%.
"There is a misconception that a development must be large to beenvironmentally and economically viable," says architect ArpadBaksa, of Arpad Baksa Architect PC, in a statement. "Green is aboutworking with the space you have and customizing every inch to beefficient. Size only impacts the methods by which you achieve yourgoal." Baksa designed the project.
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