Holland Energy Park
Holland, Mich.
Best Project
Owner/DeveloperHolland Board Of Public Works
General ContractorBarton Malow
领先设计公司Zachry Group
结构工程师Zachry Group
议员工程师Zachry Group
Owner’s Representative/EngineerHDR
The world’s first ISI Envision Platinum-verified energy project brings together a state-of-the-art power plant, a public park and a $1.2-million science museum.
Determined to renew an area of town rife with piles of junk and abandoned structures, the city of Holland, Mich., undertook a plan to engage the community and enhance the natural environment. The result is the $240-million, 26-acre Holland Energy Park, which was completed after 32 months in October 2017.
The entire project was needed to replace an aging power generation plant as well as to meet the increased energy demands of the city’s growing population.
Before any of that could begin, it was important to ensure public support for such an enormous project. The Holland Board of Public Works started by launching a program called Power for the 21st Century.
HDR的项目/工程经理Carrie Shuler说：“第一件事是公众参与。”“该市与环境利益相关者合作获得了州的批准。这些植物通常会有有争议的时期开始，但是由于与公众的透明度，该项目是无缝的。”
公众面临的最大问题之一是潜在的冷却塔羽流。社区担心这样的羽流可能导致道路的潜在封闭。他们担心的是建筑团队背后的力量，招募了尖端的克莱斯基技术以减轻可见的羽流。
尽管不可能完全消除羽流，但技术依靠一系列PVC热交换器模块来凝结冷却塔中的水分，从而减少了羽流。
The new plant has reduced carbon emissions by 50%, considerably reduced solid particle pollutants and has doubled the previous plant’s efficiency.
Within the plant itself is a new, $1.2-million visitors center, which seeks to educate the public on the nature of energy and its use in homes. It doubles as a science museum with views of the inner workings of the plant as well as exhibits explaining how the plant works.
The surrounding energy park contains gardens, reflecting ponds, wetlands and walking trails.
The biggest challenge the project faced was limited labor. Barton Malow was forced to comb the state and brought on board more than 20 subcontractors and 360 craftsman working overtime and constantly changing schedules. The end result was a team that had reused nearly 65% of materials and diverted 89% of waste from landfills.
