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hvac The Hardesty Arts Center building is home to the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, OK, including the organization’s administrative offices and its exhibition space, classrooms, woodshop, darkroom, event space, and rooftop artist studios.
Tulsa Arts Complex Showcases Sustainability Geothermal heating and cooling system is Guthrie Green’s greenest component.
G
uthrie Green, an urban re-use project in
the overall site demand for electricity, and water run-
tower that serve as the main mechanical systems for the
downtown Tulsa, OK, has been trans-
off on the site is diverted to bio-swales, which help ir-
Tulsa Paper Co. and Hardesty Arts Center buildings.
formed into a public green space and arts
rigate the landscape and clean the water before it en-
The Tulsa Paper Co. building houses several region-
complex. It also serves as a testament to sustainabil-
ters the storm sewer. Also, solar panels on the roof of
al-arts organizations, including the Tulsa Symphony’s
ity, with numerous green and renewable elements
The Dock pavilion contribute to the overall energy
chamber hall and administrative offices, the Woody
incorporated into its design. According to the proj-
demands of the park’s amenities.”
Guthrie Center museum and event space, and 108
ect’s CSE firm, Flynt & Kallenberger Consulting
Roush additionally shared that the greenest compo-
Contemporary (formerly known as the Brady Craft
Engineers, Broken Arrow, OK, Guthrie Green is a
nent of Guthrie Green’s sustainable building plan lies
Alliance), a non-profit community arts organization
showcase of what can be achieved in green construc-
below the grass, benches, and stage. This is where 120
that supports Oklahoma’s contemporary fine-craft art-
tion, employing the latest and most environmentally
500-ft. geothermal boreholes were drilled prior to the
ists by showcasing their work in a wide range of media.
responsible technologies available.
above-ground construction. The boreholes tie into a hy-
Additionally, the adjacent Hardesty Arts Center build-
Flynt & Kallenberger project manager Justin Roush
brid system of geothermal heat pumps from Climate-
ing is home to the Arts & Humanities Council of Tul-
explained: “All lighting on the site is LED, reducing
Master, Oklahoma City, and a ground-mounted cooling
sa, including the organization’s administrative offices
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