The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority's LEED Platinum-certified Central Station in downtown Des Moines is the primary transfer location betweeen routes and includes the Customer Service Department and Administrative Offices. The station, which opened in November 2012 features many amenities including climate-controlled waiting areas, covered loading platforms, a bicycle storage room and Java Joe’s CoffeeHouse. LEED certification was achieved through sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
[Photos] Tour DART's LEED Platinum-certified Central Station
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority's (DART) Central Station, located in downtown Des Moines, is the primary transfer location betweeen routes and includes the Customer Service Department and Administrative Offices. Photo: DART
The station, which opened in November 2012, features many amenities including climate-controlled waiting areas, covered loading platforms, a bicycle storage room and a local coffee purveyor, Java Joe’s CoffeeHouse.Photo: DART
DART General Manager Elizabeth Presutti (center) and Building Supervisor Keith Welch greet Hillary Clinton, who toured Central Station on July 27, 2015. Photo: DART
Photo: DART
Entrance to bike storage area. Photo: DART
Bike storage and changing room area. Photo: DART
Indoor controllable lighting. Photo: DART
A climate controlled interior customer waiting area. Photo: DART
Transfer platforms for 15 vehicles. Photo: DART
This project received LEED® Platinum status in September 2013, which was achieved
through sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. Photo: DART
Low-flow water fixtures help with Photo: DART
Customer Service offices on-site to improve the level of service for customers. Photo: DART
Transfer platforms are fully covered by smaller scale canopies that protect customers from the elements. Additionally these canopies incorporate skylights that use Photovoltaic glass that allow daylight to illuminate the areas under the canopy and generate electricity for the facility. Photo: DART
Seventy geothermal wells help with heating and cooling; 86,498 kilowatt hours of energy have been generated since opening by rooftop photovoltaic panels, a savings of 515,840 pounds of carbon dioxide; and 2.8 million gallons of rainwater have been captured, cleaned and reused in place of potable water since opening for tasks such as washing bus platforms — nearly 50% of total water used.Photo: DART
Photo: DART