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Exelon Pavilions
Located in downtown Chicago, IL, the four Exelon Pavilions are an integral part of Millennium Park, with two located on the south side of the park and two on the north. The south side pavilions, designed by Renzo Piano, provide access to the parking garage below while incorporating solar technology: twenty-four PV modules are located on the roof of the southeast pavilion and 16 PV modules are located on the roof of the southwest pavilion. Together they generate 3,840 kilowatt hours of electricity annually.1
The north pavilions, designed by Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge Architects, are the first instance of façade-integrated photovoltaics in Chicago and together are one of the largest PV-integrated projects in the United States. Each pavilion incorporates 460 photovoltaic modules, and together, they generate 16,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually.2 The northwest pavilion is a 6,100 sq ft park welcome center featuring an interactive display that educates visitor on renewable energy and the northeast pavilion provides access to the parking garage below. The pavilions have a LEED silver rating.
1. Exelon Newsroom, “April 30, 2005 - The Millennium Park Welcome Center Opens in the Northwest Exelon Pavilion,” http://web.archive.org/web/20061111045002/http://www.exeloncorp.com/NR/exeres/1DE34685-4FDD-4BF6-97CB-67F360E70EF8.htm.
2. Ibid.
Photo by Whitney Parks
Photos by Whitney Parks
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