Green and Blue @ the Greenburgh Public Library

The Greenburgh Public Library: A Green Architecture in Westchester County
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Greenburgh considers legal action over library heating woes.  (lohud.com, 2/6/2013)
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A series of mechanical problems is making life tough at the newly remodeled and expanded Greenburgh Public Library   The $20,000,000 project.was completed four years ago.

Among the issues:

• Heating system caused sprinklers to malfunction on the 2nd floor.  (This area of the library was closed during more than a week of repairs.
• Inadequate heating and water leaks occurred in 2011.  (Litigation was considered at teh time.

Uh-oh.  Beatty, Harvey, Coco Architects, the firm that designed the Greenburgh Public Library also used the same green technology in its design of the Ossining Public Library, a 44,000-square-foot facility that opened in 2007.

And guess what?

Ossining has also experienced problems with during its settling-in period, though from my reading of the library board minutes, particularly the Building and Grounds Committee Report, not all of it can be blamed on the architects.

October 15, 2002

September 20, 2010
Jim Farrell reported that he is planning to engage an architect to assist with improvements to the bathrooms: soundproofing, tiling and painting; electric hand dryers are being considered. The bathrooms are now being checked every hour for cleanliness and hygiene.

September 22, 2008
The resolution of the projector system problem is still in limbo. The drainage of the parking lot issue with Malcolm Patrick is still not resolved. 
 
June 17, 2008
Building Project—Lannert said changes regarding the stage lighting still needed going over. If new control panel for lighting is necessary, the question is why was inadequate to begin with. Bob Furneis said it was because the space was not planned as a “production stage”—not a convincing answer. Hand rails in the theater will need light strips. Geothermal working fine. Corrosion of pipes in the geothermal system may have been caused by minerals in the water. A proposal from Savin Engineers to fix the stage lighting stands at approximately 20 hours of work at $150 an hour to meet with electrical contractor, coordinate lighting installation and help with training of dimming controls. A motion was made (Lannert, Capek) to approve of the proposal. Unanimous. Minzesheimer will be joining Capek and Bush on the Building Committee.