Nashville Fire Department personnel assigned to Fire Station 32 moved into their new station, located at 4248 Andrew Jackson Parkway, Hermitage, TN 37076, in December 2020. The fire station features three bays so additional fire companies could be housed in the location in the future if needed.
The fire station features the latest sustainability technology. It has achieved Gold level certification under the LEED® rating system and is among the first fire stations certified under the updated LEED® v4 criteria. Read the LEED® Scorecard.
The station boasts a 50kW rooftop solar array, with capacity for 77kW additional in the future. This facility is a comfortable, healthy, and efficient work home for our valued first responders.
Building Features
- Fire Station 32 has one of the largest solar installations of all Metro Nashville Fire Stations (same size as FS37) with a 50 kW solar panel system. The 144 panels feed directly to the facility with an estimated offset of 18.09% of the annual energy cost.
- Additional electrical conduit is installed so that the solar power system can expand by an additional 77 kW in the future. This would add an additional 104,000 kWh of clean power, offsetting about 50% of the annual energy cost (with the use of batteries).
- Electrical consumption is sub-metered at the circuit level and monitored at the system level in real time. Electricity demand and consumption trends for systems including HVAC, lighting, receptacles, and renewable energy, are analyzed for irregularities and opportunities for improved efficiencies.
- The building is monitored for efficiency using a building automation system managed from Metro General Services’ Center of Responsible Energy (CORE).
- The station is one of the first in Nashville to incorporate a vehicle exhaust system in the apparatus bay, utilizing clean air filter technology to keep the environment safe for Fire, EMS crews and visitors to the station. This technology uses high efficiency filtration to remove the harmful diesel particulates and toxic gases produced by vehicles.
- The facility has high efficiency flush and low flow plumbing fixtures with an expected potable water use reduction of 43%.
- Expected energy cost savings for the facility is 39.2% compared to the ASHRAE 90.1-2010 baseline using LED lighting, high-efficiency HVAC systems, and rooftop solar panels.
- Fire Station 32’s HVAC system features a heat recovery wheel that captures and transfers heat from previously conditioned air to the incoming supply stream, saving energy and cost by pre-conditioning fresh, outdoor air.
- The gas supply to the kitchen stove and outdoor grill automatically shuts off when Fire Station 32 receives an emergency response call.
- The facility was constructed using low-emitting paint, adhesives, sealants, and composite wood products, which promote improved indoor air quality.
- A dual-port Electric vehicle charging station is free to use for both facility occupants and the public.
- Bicycle parking is provided.
- LED parking lights were selected with characteristics that minimize glare and unnecessary light spill.
- The landscaping includes native, drought tolerant plants, to reduce water demand for irrigation.
- The site preserved 40 existing trees and planted more than 80 additional trees onsite.
- Pervious pavers, bioretention ponds, and vegetated swales reduce rainwater runoff and encourage infiltration mimicking natural hydrology of the site.
- Recycling collection is located throughout the facility with educational recycling information on the bins.
- More than 75% of construction waste was diverted from the landfill.