The Milwaukee (Wis.) Community Sailing Center’s new facility on Lake Michigan counts a geothermal heating and cooling system among its sustainable features. The facility was designed for the nonprofit instructional sailing organization with energy efficiency and low operating costs in mind.
The Milwaukee (Wis.) Community Sailing Center’s new 6,000-sf facility on the Lake Michigan waterfront counts a geothermal heating and cooling system among its sustainable features. HGA Architects and Engineers designed the facility for MCSC, a nonprofit instructional sailing organization, with energy efficiency and low operating costs in mind. The closed-loop geothermal system, with 14 wells, each 300 feet deep, will handle all the building’s heating and cooling requirements. Operable, high-efficiency, low-e windows open the south-facing building to water views. Roof overhangs (ranging from seven to 20 feet) protect against solar heat gain and shelter the decks. The sailing center’s nautical touches include a barrel-vaulted roof with wood bow-strung arches reminiscent of an old ship’s timber-structure hull, and marine stainless steel cables, rod railings, and tension ties that recall sailboat rigging. Inside the two-story facility are classrooms, a community meeting room, changing facilities, and administrative office space.
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