Project Northeast Incinerator Building
Location 3901 North Delaware Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19137
Start Date | Completion Date October 2019 | Septemnber 2020
Size 41,600 SF
Final Cost $17,000,000
Practices Civic/Community, Corporate/Commercial
This former waste incinerator was reconditioned into a modern, LEED-Certified facility for a sanitation department. Sustainability Features: Repurposed building materials Improved indoor air quality Energy-efficient LED lighting A combustion-free HVAC system The adaptive reuse of the Northeast Incinerator subdivides the interior to provide storage and workshop spaces for maintenance of the sanitation division’s equipment, as well as restrooms, shower and locker rooms, and office spaces for the division’s staff. DIG was brought in on the project after the architectural and engineering designs were largely completed, to provide building code analysis and assistance with responding to construction code officials’ reviews and inspection comments. DIG’s team facilitated the process so that the reconditioning work could be completed and a certification of occupancy could be obtained. The Northeast Incinerator building rehabilitation achieved LEED Certification in 2022.