All-electric and Passive House approaches guide NYC mixed-use complex designed by ARO and Alloy Development

A recently unveiled mixed-use complex located at 80-100 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn envisioned by Alloy Development aims to embrace the coming era of sustainable building design. 

How? As New York YIMBY reports, the sizable, multi-building development is designed to bring a double-dose of alternative energy-powered buildings to the area. According to the report, in addition to bringing an all-electric 256-unit residential component to the site, the development will also include a pair of school facilities designed to Passive House standards. 

The educational facilities, which include a new elementary school as well as a new building for the Khalil Gibran International Academy, are designed by Architecture Research Office (ARO), the recent winners of the American Institute of Architects 2020 AIA Firm Award. When completed, the schools, which are being developed in par...