Orion Township has selected French Associates, architects to perform the architectural design for the Orion Township Fire Department's Station #3 located on Gregory Road. The new building will be approximately 7,000 s.f.
French Associates has completed a number of municipal projects, most recently the 16th District Court in Livonia.
16th District Court
Lenox Twp. New LEED Certified Twp. Hall
Northville Twp. Fire Department Headquarters
In the summer, the dozens of flags on top of Port Huron's Great Lakes Maritime Center flap in the ample wind of Vantage Point.
Now, the St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency is hoping to harness that wind and make it part of teaching students at its Technical Educational Center.
Workers on Tuesday erected a 90-foot pole that will hold a wind turbine at Vantage Point. Charlie Andrews, director of administrative services at RESA, said monitoring readings from the 10-kilowatt turbine combined with yet-to-be-constructed solar panels will be part of the school's curriculum.
The information from the turbine will be downloaded onto a Web site -- which will be shared with St. Clair County Community College and be available at the Maritime Center -- to be used for alternative energy
classes, Andrews said.
"We know it is windy down there, so we think we will get some very interesting results," Andrews said.
The project cost is about $203,000. About $45,000 of that is being covered by a grant from the Michigan Renewable Schools program, an effort of the nonprofit
Energy Works Michigan. The remainder will be paid by RESA.
French Associates, Inc.
French Associates is pleased to announce a new partnership with Energy Star, a testament to our fundamental commitment to protect the environment. This exciting, voluntary partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star means that French Associates will be working toward helping our clients improve the energy efficiency and performance of their facilities. We believe that an organization-wide energy management approach will help our clients enhance their financial health and aid in preserving the environment for future generations.
In partnership with Energy Star, we will help our clients to:
- Measure and track the energy performance of their facilities at all locations.
- Set a goal to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings by 10% or more, in support of the Energy Star Challenge
We will also:
- Encourage our staff and community to learn about the benefits of energy efficiency and to implement appropriate energy efficiency measures
- Encourage other architects, engineers and developers with whom we work to join Energy Star and take the Energy Star Challenge