The Goldstein Partnership :: Green Buildings

Police & Court Building
Maplewood, NJ

Police & Court Building
Maplewood, NJ
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Police Precinct Building
Jersey City, NJ
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Decades before the term “green building” even existed,
we at The Goldstein Partnership were utilizing materials and strategies to conserve energy and other natural resources.

Our clients recognized and continue to recognize that such measures pay for themselves in numerous ways, from smaller heating plants to larger percentages of usable space, and from reduced utility bills to enhanced occupant comfort.

For us, sustainability is an attitude that informs virtually every design decision. While LEED and other such rating systems are useful, our approach goes far beyond them, to address issues like building form and cross-sectional efficiency.

Our leadership in the design of green buildings is exemplified by the fact that our Maplewood Police & Court Building is the first LEED-certified municipal building of any type in the State of New Jersey (LEED Silver), and that our Managing Partner serves on the Technical Committee advising the Rutgers Center for Green Building on the development of the New Jersey Green Building Manual.

	"The Goldstein Partnership was able to integrate environmentally responsible building principles seamlessly into its design. As a result, our new Police and Court Building will be the first of its type in the State to be LEED Certified, giving Maplewood yet another public building to be proud of."
	-Fred R. Profeta, Jr., Mayor, Township of Maplewood, NJ

High Performing Buildings: Making the Case (Maplewood Police & Court Building), Fall 2011 p. 18-30

The Goldstein Partnership’s nearly 60 years of sustainable design:

1950’s	Goldstein Residence: Incorporates insulated glass and radiant heating.

1960’s	Plainview-Old Bethpage (LI) Public Library: Incorporates a geothermal cooling system.

1970’s	Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University: Includes super insulation and heat recovery system.

	"Leveraging their extensive experience in the design of green buildings, Mr. Goldstein's team figured out how to significantly reduce the building's overall heating and cooling loads, despite increasing the overall building size."
	-Adam Hubeny, Borough Administrator, Atlantic Highlands


1980’s	WestVaco Research Center: Uses was heat from computer center heats the rest of the building.

1990’s	Muller Technology Center: Utilizes off-peak ice-making for daytime cooling. Old Bridge Public Library: Incorporates sensors to modulate levels of artificial lighting in response to variations in daylight intensity. Union County College Chemistry Laboratories: Utilizes air-to-air heat exchanger to recover heat from lab exhaust streams. Montville Public Library: Minimizes total fan horsepower by decentralizing the HVAC system.

2000’s	Maplewood Police & Court Building: Includes photovoltaic array, high-performance glazing, sunshades, heat recovery systems, and numerous other sustainable features, to achieve LEED Silver. West District Police Precinct, Jersey City: Includes a green roofing system.