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This new facility is a part of the North Gateway City Services Complex and provides municipal solid waste processing for the rapidly growing communities of North Phoenix. The 43-acre site includes a 193,000 s.f. main transfer and processing building, administrative offices, visitor areas, driver assembly building, and scale houses. The main building has a transfer area processing capacity of 4,000 tons per day (TPD), and materials recovery facility capable of processing 400 TPD of commingled recyclables. Designed to acknowledge the local landscape, the dark tone color palette of the building materials reflect the natural desert hues. The dynamic sloped roof forms express the strong angular lines of the natural rock formations of the horizon and the deep overhangs create strong shadows that cool and emphasize building shapes.In addition, sustainable design features were integrated within the design and include:
• steel framing with approximately 90% recycled content
• a cool roof with a high emissivity coating
• photovoltaic panel arrays
• high thermal mass walls
• fly ash content for all concrete
• daylighting with translucent materials
• daylight controlled lighting systems
• deep roof overhangs promote shading
• interior finishes with recycled material content
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