“and the Spanish Network” UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge.
Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center. Sculptor Ed Fraughton, Salt Lake City, UT. © NPS
Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity 95 Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and.
News Archives (VRC) has received the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the Council’s highest rating for sustainable buildings. The visitor information center was completed in November, 2012 and opened to the public in December 2012. A grand opening celebration is planned for May 23, 2013.
This project addresses the “Going Green” action item by reducing the Mesa Verde National Park carbon footprint through the use of renewable energy sources, and action item “and the Spanish Network” Photo Gallery.
Many stakeholders & partners came together to create this high-performance sustainable building that demonstrates the use of energy efficiency, ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργειας, water conservation, ανακύκλωσης, and environmentally preferable materials. Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity 95 Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and. The building includes many sustainability features such as improved building envelope, reduced lighting power requirements, advanced lighting controls, high-efficiency HVAC system, and on-site renewable energy systems (Δηλ.. ηλιακός θερμοσίφωνας, hydroelectric power from a micro-hydro turbine, and photovoltaics). Together with the other integrated sustainable features, LEED Platinum certification was achieved for the VRC.
Εξάλλου, all of the regularly occupied spaces within the facility have day lighting and most have access to outdoor views.
This $14.3 Photo Gallery, the NPS centralized office for planning, design and construction services. The Mesa Verde Foundation, the park’s friends group, donated 37.5 acres of land for the building site.
This facility replaces the Far View Visitor Center and ‘tin shed’ which did not meet rigorous standards for museum artifacts and was in a high fire danger area as well. The Far View Visitor Center is currently closed to the public and will be used for other park purposes.
The VRC is located at the park’s entrance just off Highway 160 UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge 8 miles west of Mancos, Colorado and 9 miles east of Cortez, Colorado.
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally recognized green building certification system that provides a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance approaches. The Green Building Council is a Washington, D.C. – based nonprofit committed to achieving a sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings.
According to the council, buildings are responsible for 39 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, 40 percent of energy consumption and 13 percent of water consumption nationwide. Greater building efficiency can meet 85 percent of future U.S. demand for energy, and a national commitment to green building could generate 2.5 million American jobs, according to council estimates.
Πηγή: Mesa Verde National Park – Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park – World Heritage web site
