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When firefighters respond
to a call, they often put their health and sometimes their
lives on the line to protect people, animals, property and
the environment.
So when the City of Union City,
California, set out to build a new fire station, it seemed...
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When firefighters respond
to a call, they often put their health and sometimes their
lives on the line to protect people, animals, property and
the environment.
So when the City of Union City,
California, set out to build a new fire station, it seemed only fitting that the
facility be a green building designed to conserve resources and protect the
health and safety of its occupants.
Union City’s four fire stations respond to approximately 4,500 calls
a year, providing a wide variety of emergency and non-emergency services
to this city of 74,000 residents, located east of the San Francisco Bay in
Alameda County.
The newest facility, Fire Station #3, was built on a
remediated brownfield site adjacent to a city park, water pumping station
and housing development.
The building was constructed with durable, low-maintenance materials
that will hold up well over time, including steel framing and a brick veneer
façade.
The standing-seam metal roof is topped with electricity-producing
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