10 Feb Press Release: Shirt Factory goes Green! Solar panels & high efficiency lights

Posted at 20:16h in Glens Falls, Press Release, The Shirt Factory by

GLENS FALLS, NY — The Shirt Factory Arts and Healing Center is going green! Installation is underway for 896 Kyocera solar panels on the roof of The Shirt Factory, a historic Glens Falls factory that is now home to more than 80 specialty shops, galleries, artist studios, healing arts and services.

The total solar panel system is expected to generate a peak power of 175 kilowatts. Installation is expected to be completed by the end of February 2014.

Additionally, 250 light fixtures in the building have been replaced with high efficiency ones over the course of January and February, mostly in the hallways and first floor.

“When this initiative is completed, the building’s electricity needs should be mostly met by solar,” says Mr. Unkauf. “Importantly to me, this means that the tenants of The Shirt Factory will enjoy the benefits of a price-stable source of electricity for the lifespan of the system.”

These efficiency measures and the solar panels project is expected to displace 250,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere, as well as 800 pounds of sulfur and 280 pounds of nitrous oxide.

About The Shirt Factory Arts & Healing Center

More than 80 specialty shops, galleries, artist studios, healing arts and services are housed in the former McMullen-Leavens Shirt Factory. You can shop, take a class, see artists at work, visit galleries and learn about local history at the Shirt Factory. The many different tenants form the colorful community of The Shirt Factory Arts and Healing Center as it is known today. The Shirt Factory is located at the corner of Lawrence and Cooper Streets in Glens Falls, New York.

For more information, visit www.shirtfactorygf.com or contact (518) 907-4478.

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Kate Austin-Avon
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Kate E. Austin is known for her creative advocacy. She is a regular speaker on branding and social media with educational institutions and Chambers of Commerce. She owns and operates Advokate, LLC. Currently she serves on the boards of the Glens Falls Business Improvement District, is on the World Awareness Children’s Museum’s Advisory Council, and is involved in the Jackson Heights PTA. Originally from Killington, Vermont, she studied art at Hartwick College and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Art from Empire State College. She is a mother of three.