Thursday, August 31, 2006

N.C. State University Opens Their First "Green" Building

N.C. State opened its first U.S. Green Building Council-certified green building on their Centennial campus, which is located blocks from their main campus. Their water bill is only approximately $105 per month. Part of the reason is the use of water-free urinals, which save about 30,000 gallons of water per year per urinal. The building also collects rainwater runoff to prevent flooding and sedimentation. The water is sent to bioretention cells that clean the water and send it clean to its natural watershed or a wildlife habitat run by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, the occupants of the building.

The building was built to allow for maximum sunlight. In the interest of occupant comfort, it uses raised floors to allow for parts such as A/C vents to be moved where desired.

What prompted me to post this was the fact that they apparently built it with emulation in mind. In other words, they wanted to ensure that the costs would not be prohibitive for those who want to use the same techologies in their own projects.

1 Comments:

At 17:12, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great articles Gary. Happy to connect to your blog and see what's going on Green.
Your cousin, Linda

 

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