Hastings Public Library

Project Name:
Hastings Public Library

Owner:
Hastings Public Library

Design Team:
Architect of Record:
C2AE

Construction Manager:
The Christman Company

Interior Design:
Riemenschneider Design
Associates, Inc.

                                           

Information:

The new 20,000 square foot city library anchors the east end the city’s main east-west thoroughfare, on a brownfield site.  The main features include the building’s image, which references downtown Hastings’ 1900’s-era façade character.  Other main features include:  sun screens for daylight control, 4-element high efficiency window system, light shelves to bounce daylight deep into the interior, high-performance roof and wall systems, low velocity floor discharge HVAC system, high efficiency lighting and plumbing fixtures, a recycle center for library refuse, a rain garden, and two vegetative roofs.  

The Hastings Public Library demonstrates excellence in the use of sustainable practices through the vegetative roofs and rain garden, and a green cleaning program.  Recycled and sustainable materials are used throughout the library, including carpeting, chairs, desks, and wall coverings.  Furniture from the old library was refurbished and reused in several areas of the new library.

  • First LEED®  Gold library in the State of Michigan
  • Advanced Lighting Controls
  • Thermal control via Plenum Floor
  • Rain Garden w/ native plants for stormwater management
  • Vegetative Roofs
  • Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System
  • Certified wood, paints, adhesives, and finishes made from low VOC organic compounds
  • 46% total energy cost reduction projected through energy modeling
  • 14% average reduction in electric consumption
  • 56% average reduction in natural gas consumption
  • “Merit Award for Engineering” – American Council of Engineering Companies, 2007

Mission: To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, in a way that improves the quality of life in West Michigan.