Brooklyn, New York geothermal project wins Plastics Pipe Institute award
Drilling operations at the 1 Java Street project geothermal system in Brooklyn, New York (source: PPI)
Carlo Cariaga
2 Jun 2024
The 1 Java Street project, a mixed-used development in Brooklyn, New York with a geothermal heat pump system, has won Project of the Year from the PPI.
The 1 Java Street project in Brooklyn, New York was selected as the Building and Construction Division Project of the Year of the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) at its 2023 awards event. A distinct characteristic of the project is that it will be the largest mixed-use development in New York State to incorporate a geothermal system for heating and cooling when it is completed in 2025.
The geothermal system of the project will have 321 vertical boreholes drilled 499 feet into the ground. These will be space 15 feet apart with a 1.25 inch high-density polyethylene (HDPE) PE4710 pipe inserted into each. A total of 326,000 feet of plastic pipes were used in the boreholes with another 31,000 feet in various diameters used for lateral distribution.
Versaprofiles, the manufacturer of the pipe, received the Project of the Year award from the Building and Construction Division of PPI.
The PPI is the major North American trade association representing the plastic pipe industry. This year’s awards were presented during the group’s annual worldwide meeting held in Florida. Aside from the geothermal heat pump system in New York State, other winners included a fish habitat with HDPE conduit made from recycled content.
“This year there were a very diverse group of projects submitted,” stated PPI President, David M. Fink. “It is amazing the vast variety of innovative undertakings that can be accomplished with our members’ products in addition to those helping to improve our nation’s infrastructure.”
Source: Email correspondence
