* An underground closed loop Geothermal System which lowers day to day heating and cooling costs for a long term savings.
* Automatically controlled lighting that dims the lights in the main reading room in the daytime and save electricity.
* Local materials which helped to reduce trucking costs.
* A lobby floor made from recycled rubber tires.
Beatty, Harvey & Associates designed the new library which includes 28-foot glass walls and a curving roofline on its new eastern wing, a 140-foot-long reading room, and a cantilevered canopied roof over the main entrance.
The prominent building is situated on a major traffic artery (I-287) in Westchester County, and after a 22-month renovation stands ready to offer programs to the Greenburgh community for years to come.
E.W. Howell is one of the oldest construction firms working in the NYC metropolitan region. The firm was created in 1891 and over the years has been involved in a diverse group of projects in the area and has consistently remained a strong contender in the marketplace.
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