The Moran Plant: Ecological Retrofit

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The Moran Building Ecological Design For
Community Good

• Goal refurbish the Moran building, to provide
• meeting, teaching, workshop, and conference space
• community development and connection
• examples of working ecological technologies

University Of Vermont Ecological Design Studio
Mark Keffer, John Todd, Ph.D, and the NR 285
students
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Presentation Outline

• Methods and Ideas
• ecological technologies
• greenhouse
• photovoltaic glass
• passive solar heating
• solar hot water
• aquaponics
• restorer
• constructed wetlands
• business and people
• rooftop patio
• conference space
• community connection
• solar kitchen
• recycle cycles
• concert stage
• Next Steps

• Problems and Goals
• Unique Features of Moran Building
• strong structure
• tower height
• orientation and location
• LCCSS already established
• basement flooded sluices pillars
• north face external steel structure
• stormwater outflow nearby

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Whats the Problem?

• 1. the building is deteriorating
• 2. some consider the building an eyesore
• 3. soil nearby likely contaminated
• 4. stormwater pollution is an increasing concern
  for the city

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The Overall Idea

• The Moran building has a unique combination of
  design features and location that make it an
  ideal candidate for renovation.
• It provides a link between Burlingtons
  industrial past and its progressive future.
• It could set an example of innovative ways to
  recreate the urban landscape.

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The Overall Idea

• We would like to see the building
• showcase of successful ecological technologies
• showcase of renewable energy methods in action
• conference center for Burlington and Vermont
• teaching, meeting, and community space
• community kitchens, gardens, and collaboration
  space
• center for pedestrian and bicycle transportation

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Integration and Synergy

• community development
• recycle cycles
• community gardens
• community kitchen

• practical uses
• conference space
• rooftop patio

• green technologies
• greenhouse
• photovoltaics
• aquaponics
• mycoremediation

• historical preservation
• link to Burlingtons industrial past
• renewable energy instead of fossil

making the most of existing features
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Moran Unique Features

• work with existing features....

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• designed to withstand earthquakes
• still structurally sound and in good shape
• therefore quite expensive to deconstruct
• (est. 1 000 000 just for deconstruction)

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• Unblocked southern and western exposure for
  maximum sunlight
• tower 90 high
• tower brickwork provides huge thermal mass
• terraces and tower provide good structural
  support

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• excellent views from the rooftop
• potential for restaurant or patio
• draw in people and leave a lasting impression

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significant work has already been done inside by
Marcel Beaudin and the Lake Champlain Community
Sailing Center
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sluices brought lakewater into and out of the
basement
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• basement was designed to be flooded
• very strong pillars supported turbines
• these could support partitions for aquaculture
  tanks

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• electrical substation already present
• facilitates delivery of electricity to the grid

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northwest steel photo

• external steel structures used to support
  boilers
• still structurally intact
• could still support considerable weight

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central location, bike path proximity

• well-situated to bring together Burlingtons
  neighbourhoods
• encourage the use of the bike path as a viable
  alternative to driving
• could have lockers, changerooms, and showers to
  increase its use as a midway point

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stormwater drains

• close to stormwater pipes
• potential for easy transmission to treatment
  wetland

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Methods, Techniques, and Ideas

• making Moran an Ecological Building

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Methods and Ideas

• ecological technologies
• 1. greenhouse
• 2. photovoltaic glass
• 3. passive solar heating
• 4. solar hot water
• 5. aquaponics
• 6. restorer
• 7. constructed wetlands

• business and people
• 8. rooftop patio
• 9. conference space
• community connection
• 10. solar kitchen
• 11. recycle cycles
• 12. concert stage

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key painting
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• the greenhouse envelope allows us to do a number
  of things
• grow space
• aquaponics
• electricity generation
• heating and ventilation

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Energy production

• The Moran building used to be Burlingtons
  electricity production center.
• Why not have it go back to energy production
  but this time as an entirely clean and green
  facility?

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Digital Equipment Corporation, Switzerland photoel
ectric glass arranged in louvres Colt Group Inc.
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• summer
• heat causes air to rise
• this pulls air up from basement
• basement will stay cool due to lakewater
• vent hot air out the top

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Methods and Ideas

• ecological technologies
• 1. greenhouse
• 2. photovoltaic glass
• 3. passive solar heating
• 4. solar hot water
• 5. aquaponics
• 6. restorer
• 7. constructed wetlands

• business and people
• 8. rooftop patio
• 9. conference space
• community connection
• 10. solar kitchen
• 11. recycle cycles
• 12. concert stage

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Solar Hot Water

• Evacuated Heat Tubes heat up in sun
• tubes set inside insulated glass box
• (function in winter also)
• Heat exchanger transfers energy to water storage
  tank

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hot oil storage

• use wall and some roof space for hot water
  heating
• provide hot water
• showers
• solar kitchen

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• Aquaponics
• (Aquaculture Hydroponics)
• pump lakewater into basement tanks
• fish add nutrients to water
• pump nutrient-laden water up to greenhouse
• nutrients act as fertilizer
• plants clean the water by absorbing nutrients
• allow cleaner water to return to fishtanks

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constructed wetlands
mycoremediation
community gardens
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Mushroom Pasture

• Mix soil with mushroom- inoculated wood chips
• Fungus will feed on residual hydrocarbons in soil
• periodically re-mix more inoculated wood chips
  and/or compost

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Wetlands

• Constructed Wetland Location
• 1. North side of Moran Plant
• Size varying depending on purpose
• Purpose
• 1. Treatment of gray and black water
• 2. Treatment of storm runoff and rain water
• Uses
• 1. Purify prescribed water for release into Lake
  Champlain or holding tanks
• 2. Holding tank water will be used for toilets
  and greenhouse water needs

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Methods and Ideas

• ecological technologies
• 1. greenhouse
• 2. photovoltaic glass
• 3. passive solar heating
• 4. solar hot water
• 5. aquaponics
• 6. restorer
• 7. constructed wetlands

• business and people
• 8. rooftop patio
• 9. conference space
• community connection
• 10. solar kitchen
• 11. recycle cycles
• 12. concert stage

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Restorer water movement
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Concert Stage
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Grand Hall -- Conference Space
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Rooftop Patio/Restaurant
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Methods and Ideas

• ecological technologies
• 1. greenhouse
• 2. photovoltaic glass
• 3. passive solar heating
• 4. solar hot water
• 5. aquaponics
• 6. restorer
• 7. constructed wetlands

• business and people
• 8. rooftop patio
• 9. conference space
• community connection
• 10. solar kitchen
• 11. recycle cycles
• 12. concert stage

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recycle cycles initiative

• gather old bicycles currently gathering dust in
  basements etc
• community members refurbish bikes
• make them available for
• borrowing/renting for bikepath rides
• sell at low cost for those in need
• about-town borrow and drop-off (as in the
  previous polka-dot bike program)

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recycle cycles cont.

• increase community use of Moran Building as
• workshop/skill-sharing space
• community gathering/meeting place
• way to increase bicycling in Burlington
• connect with other bike/pedestrian community
  groups (Local Motion, which is just down the
  path)
• successful implementation in other places
  (Kitchener, Ontario)

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solar kitchen

• raise oil temp to 180 C (350 F)
• provide cooking space for community events
• canning of in-house produce
• value-adding of in-house produce (pesto,
  mushrooms, etc)

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Next Steps

• moving forward...

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Next Steps

• continue to gather interested people
• look for funding to hire someone to organize
  research on best use of available technologies
• further investigation of zoning, regulatory
  structures, community acceptance and interest
• hire engineer to look into structural aspects

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end

• further ideas, pictures, and considerations...

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bicycle rickshaws

• bike workshop could include production of
  rickshaws
• carry pedestrians
• along path
• up the hill
• campus lt--gt downtown lt--gtMoran
• deliveries and pickups
• community garden goods
• vegetable oil (see biodiesel)
• increase community presence and advertisement of
  Moran
• provide useful and healthy activity for drivers
  from the community
• Moran Emissaries encouraging people to visit
  the building and learn about ecological
  technologies

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rickshaws
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• summary slides

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• Moran as part of a network of buildings
• linking along waterfront
• Rubenstein, ECHO, South End and the barge canal
• conceptual link between UVM campus and the lake

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the project could provide...

• a way to deal with unsightly buildingproblem
• the best way to defeat your enemiesis to make
  friends of them.
• education opportunities
• research opportunities at UVM (ecol.econ, CDAE,
  Eco-D)
• high school and elementary research project
  opportunities
• community capacity development
• collaboration example
• derelict building renovation template
• VGBN potential
• waterfront development
• remediation potential
• energy production

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Ecological Technologies

• greenhouse growing space
• passive solar space heating
• photovoltiacs
• solar hot water
• phytoremediation
• restorersfor lake water (P and N reduction)
• constructed wetlands for stormwater
• aquaponics
• mycoremediation

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conservationist concepts

• water catchment and reuse
• composting toilets
• use of existing structure

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Community-building initiatives

• sailing center
• gardens and greenhouse
• kitchens
• recycle cycles
• concert space
• cycling/bike path facilitation
• education initiatives
• internshipsfor electricity generation,
  aquaponics, etc.

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second-floor holes
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hoppers photo
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aquaponics

• combination of aquaculture and hydroponics
• use the waste fish water as the hydroponic
  nutrient source

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salad greens rows
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Moran Building Community CenterPresentation
Overview

• 1. Location and overview
• 2. Unique Features
• 3. Remediation
• Soil
• Water
• Stormwater
• Constructed wetlands
• Living Machines
• 4. Renewable Energy
• photovoltaics
• Passive solar (HVAC)
• wind
• docks
• 5. Water Conservation
• green roof
• hopper cisterns

• 6. Food Production
• greenhouse
• community gardens
• recycling agriculture
• 7. Transportation
• 8. Community Development
• recycle cycles/rickshaws
• sailing club
• community solar kitchen
• theater
• bike path connections
• restaurant/patio
• meeting rooms

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future steps

• The Moran building as example

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specifics to include
renewable energy production
community kitchen
outdoor stage
community gardens
closed-loop water use
green roof
rooftop patio/restaurant
recycle cycles
solar heating
emphasize bike path
extensive teaching greenhouse
conference space
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Moran Unique Features

• Tower
• Sluices
• Transformer holes
• north face steel structure
• Wherever possible, we would like to capitalize on
  the unique and interesting features already
  present in the building rather than trying to
  cover them up

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Potential Site Plan
yellow stuff
grey stuff
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bicycle rickshaws

• bike workshop could include production of
  rickshaws
• carry pedestrians
• along path
• up the hill
• campus lt--gt downtown lt--gtMoran
• deliveries and pickups
• community garden goods
• vegetable oil (see biodiesel)
• increase community presence and advertisement of
  Moran
• provide useful and healthy activity for drivers
  from the community
• Moran Emissaries encouraging people to visit
  the building and learn about ecological
  technologies

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Community Initiatives

• Bringing people together, sharing skills and
  experience

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view north photo
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sculpture garden photo
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basement intake windmill
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Water Treatment Plans

• Living Machines
• Locations
• 1. Basement Floor
• 2. Proposed Roof Greenhouse
• Purpose
• 1. Treatment of gray and black water
• 2. Treatment of storm runoff and rain water
• Uses
• 1. Toliets
• 2. Greenhouse water needs

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Cost Analysis
Storm and Wastewater Treatment Living Machine
(w/o green roof) 3,088 gal./day _at_ a 3 day cycle
in 6 tanks75,000 Living Machine (with
green roof)- 2,285 gal./day _at_ a 3 day cycle in
4 tanks.30,000 Wetland- 2 acres _at_
50,000/acre100,000 Green
Roof- 20/sq. ft. _at_ 15,380sq. ft.
307,600 Water Efficient
Appliances Composting Toilets- 6 centralized
toilets _at_ 1,396/toilet.8,376 Waterless
Urinals- 15 urinals _at_ 329/urinal
4,935 Total with green
roof..450,911 w/o green
roof495,911 x2 roughly
1,000,000
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PV cells on building
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System Size at the Moran

• 846 modules on building (max)
• 508 kWh/day (185 MW/year)
• 100 modules on dock (max)
• 60 kWh/day (22 MW/year)
• 568 kWh/day total
• Approx. 9500 60W lightbulbs!

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Cost of PV System

• 946 modules _at_ 699 each 661,000
• 45 inverters _at_ 2,097 each 94,000
• 118 mounting racks _at_ 260 each 31,000
• Wiring and other system components approx.
  10,000
• Total 800,000

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Whats been done?

• Green roofs in Iceland, 1800s
• Technology in Germany 1970s
• American Hydrotech Inc, American Wick Drain
  Corporation, etc.
• Toronto City Hall, 2000
• Chicago City Hall

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Note Cost estimate with design costs, project
administration, or maintenance
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Water Sources

• Rain Water
• Average annual precipitation 36
• Storm Water Runoff
• Parking lot and impervious surfaces
• Gray and Black Water
• Moran Plant

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What Is Edible Landscaping?

• The use of edible/native plant species in
  landscape design around buildings.
• It also includes integrating garden plots into
  urban settings.
• Here the term edible is used loosely and also
  applies to the integration of flower gardens to
  attract bird, bee and butterfly species.

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south-facing greenhouses
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