Description

view of Roeliff Jansen Community Library parking lot on a sunny day

The Roeliff Jansen Community Library, constructed in 2010, features several green infrastructure practices to provide educational examples of green building and sustainable development. This project was envisioned to be LEED certified. The site includes a large porous concrete parking area, two rain gardens, and a vegetated swale. A bioretention area in the center of the parking area is a secondary treatment practice following the treatment from the porous pavement. The library property borders the Roeliff Jansen Kill.

For more information on this project and a video tour, visit the Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districts' "Green Infrastructure" webpage on the right hand column of this page and click the "Porous Pavement" link.

Site Location

Site Name: Roeliff Jansen Community Library
Address: 9091 Route 22, Copake NY 12529
County: Columbia
Watershed: Roeliff Jansen Kill
Land use of site: Library
Can this site be visited? Yes
Location on site: Entry driveway and parking lot

close up of a cross section of porous concrete showing smaller grain sizes on top and larger grain sizes of rocks underneath

Practice Details

Intent of design: To treat and reduce stormwater runoff, prevent higher temperature stormwater from directly entering the stream, and serve as an educational example of green infrastructure
Size of structure/capacity: 6,820 cubic feet
Size of drainage area: 2.15 acres
Plants or materials used: Porous concrete; native plants include red maple, viburnum, clethra, inkberry, blue eyed grass, amsonia, itea virginia, grey twig dogwoods, and blueberries
Maintenance: Replacement of mulch if needed
Maintained by: Volunteers and landscape contractors
More than one practice at this site? Yes: two rain gardens, a vegetated swale, and a bioretention area

Design/Installation Information

Design: Hudson River Valley Engineers, PLLC
Installation: Lagonia Construction
Date of installation: September 2010 for parking lot; August 2011 for rain gardens
Zoning change or special permit required: No
Project cost: About $320,000 for entire site
Form of payment: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Green Innovation Grant Program

For Additional Site Information:

Contact: Carol Smillie LEED AP, Green Champion of Roeliff Jansen Community Library Building Committee
Email: sycamorecreek@taconic.net
Phone: (518) 398-6393