WM Bluff City Transfer Station
OVERVIEW
Transfer Building and Ticket Office Construction
Waste Management (WM) hired Harbor as the design-builder to construct two separate buildings: a transfer building that receives waste material to be transferred to larger disposal haulers and the ticket office, which receives and weighs the haulers. A boardwalk surrounds the detention area with signage highlighting the site’s sustainable features.
Sustainability and Certification
Harbour Contractors built WM’s transfer station to USGBC’s compliance and was awarded LEED Certification to the Gold Level.
- Extensive use of recycled and locally manufactured building materials
- Forest stewardship council certified lumber
- High-reflectivity and garden roof system
- Native, drought-tolerant landscaping for stormwater treatment
- Use of rainwater for toilet flushing; low flow/flush plumbing features
- LEED-compliant site lighting design
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CLIENT
Waste Management (WM)
ROLE
Design-Build
General Contractor
ARCHITECT
Wight & Co.
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