By Police1 Staff
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati police are setting new sustainability standards for police stations across the country.
The District 3 headquarters, the first new station in 40 years, is the first of its kind in the United States to be certified net zero energy, Curbed reported. The certification means all the station’s power needs are met by the solar panels on the roof.
The station, which has been operating for a year, is 39,000 square feet and is used 24 hours a day. Because of the design, the building only uses half the power of other buildings its size.
The building was designed with the local community in mind.
“The initial design concept was the deconstruction of a civic building,” architect Jim Cheng told Curbed. “Think about a classic courthouse or police station, which has big, intimidating entrance. This project took apart those pieces and rearranged them in a more welcoming ways.”
The building features tons of natural daylighting, bullet-resistant windows, and drought-tolerant landscaping outside. The station is connected to bike lanes and streets designed with pedestrians in mind.
Cheng said the station reflects the neighborhood surrounding it and he hopes it can serve as a catalyst for development.
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