On August 3, 2020, Fire Station 37 officially opened as Nashville’s newest fire station, and one of its greenest! Located in Bellevue, with a 50KW rooftop solar array, this facility boasts as much solar capacity as any other fire station in the city (it's tied with Fire Station 32). As the first Metro fire station to achieve Gold certification under the new, more rigorous, LEED® v4 requirements, this building is a comfortable, healthy, and efficient new work home for our first responders. Read the LEED® Scorecard for additional information.
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Building Features
- Fire Station 37 achieved LEED® Gold certification and is the first Metro fire station LEED® certified under the updated LEED® requirements for LEED® v4. LEED® v4 ensures that buildings that achieve its prestigious certification live up to even higher standards of sustainability.
- Fire Station 37 is tied (with Fire Station 32) for the largest solar installation among Metro Nashville Fire Stations. It has a 50 kW solar panel system with 144 panels which feeds directly to the facility with an estimated offset of more than 16% of the annual energy cost.
- The station is the first in Nashville to incorporate 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 building is monitored for efficiency through a building automation system managed from Metro General Services’ Center of Responsible Energy (CORE).
- 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 29.5% compared to the ASHRAE 90.1-2010 baseline per the use of LED lighting, efficient HVAC, and rooftop solar panels.
- Living quarters, common areas, classroom and fitness room are equipped with occupancy sensors for lighting.
- Fire Station 37 is equipped with electricity, natural gas, and water submeters to track on-site utility consumption.
- Fire Station 37’s HVAC system features a heat recovery wheel that captures and transfers heat from previously conditioned air to save energy and costs on conditioning fresh, outdoor air.
- The gas supply to the kitchen stove and outdoor grill automatically shuts off when Fire Station 37 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. Construction materials selections focused on minimizing embodied energy and other impacts associated with extraction, processing, transport, maintenance and disposal. These choices support a life-cycle approach to resource efficiency.
- A dual-port Electric vehicle charging station is free to use for the facility occupants and general public.
- The landscaping includes native, drought tolerant plants, to reduce water demand for irrigation.
- Green Housekeeping practices are used.
- Bicycle parking is provided.
- Recycling collection is located throughout the facility with recycling information on the bins.