Powdermill Nature Reserve - Green Design Etc
Powdermill Nature Reserve - Green Design Etc
Powdermill Nature Reserve - Green Design Etc
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<strong>Green</strong> Buildings: <strong>Powdermill</strong> <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Reserve</strong> <br />
Rector, Pennsylvania <br />
Lindsay Shafer <br />
ENVS664
History of <strong>Powdermill</strong> <br />
• 2,200 acres in western PA <br />
• Established in 1956 <br />
• Carnegie Museum of Natural History <br />
• Field staMon for populaMon surveys <br />
• Avian research, public educaMon, exhibits
Going <strong>Green</strong> <br />
• Pfaffmann & Associates <br />
• Cavcon ConstrucMon <br />
• Local, naMonal, and internaMonal products & <br />
labor <br />
• $3.5 million <br />
• 10,300 sq V addiMon <br />
• 3,200 sq V building renovaMon
Sustainable Sites <br />
• Water-‐permeable <br />
parking lot <br />
• Porous, interlocking <br />
pavers
Water Efficiency <br />
• Rainwater collecMon <br />
• Marsh Machine & Living <br />
Stream
Materials & Resources <br />
• 85% of waste recycled or reused <br />
• Straw bale insulaMon <br />
• Non-‐VOC spray insulaMon <br />
• Structural Mmber <br />
• CarpeMng <br />
• Floor Mles <br />
• Wall boards <br />
• Countertops <br />
• Deck material
Indoor Environmental Quality <br />
• Low-‐emiang materials <br />
• Daylight & surrounding <br />
views
InnovaMon & <strong>Design</strong> <br />
• Showcases architecture, surroundings, and local heritage
Sustainable Success <br />
• 2008 CerMficate of Merit for <strong>Design</strong> Excellence (AIA <br />
Pidsburgh) <br />
• 2008 <strong>Green</strong> <strong>Design</strong> CitaMon (AIA Pidsburgh) <br />
• Expected to achieve LEED Silver raMng <br />
• EducaMonal mission <br />
• Child & adult friendly
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