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The Native Plant Center: It's Easy Being Green

last modified September 01, 2009

Course Name:
The Native Plant Center: It's Easy Being Green

Short Title:
The Native Plant Center

For Beginner:
No

For Professional:
No

Description:

Learn about the energy saving and other ‘green’ technologies used in the design and construction of the Society’s new Native Plant Center. This walking tour of the new facility addresses all ‘green’ attributes of the building, such as roof and wall insulation, use of local materials, radiant heating and other energy saving technologies. Find out how the building meets LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification at the gold level. LEED Certification involves meeting a demanding suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction.