Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station
Public artworks at this LEED-Gold building highlight its ecological values and innovations.
The original Factoria Transfer Station was built in the mid-1960s, but in 2017 a new LEED-Gold building replaced it, providing a larger, modern facility designed to meet the needs of our growing region well into the future.
The 80,000 square-foot station surpasses national sustainability standards. Compared with the old building, it saves 1.3 million gallons of water each year through rainwater harvesting, low-flow fixtures, and drought-tolerant landscaping. It also uses 35% less energy, thanks to translucent wall panels, skylights, and solar tubes that make natural daylight the building’s primary light source.
Two public artworks at the site emphasize the station’s ecological innovation and thoughtful use of natural resources: Al Price’s expansive installation Still Spinning and Carolyn Law and Margi Berger’s poem on glass Nature ↔ Human.
