Kudos for North Carolina Botanical Garden

The North Carolina Botanical Garden, in Chapel Hill, was awarded the 2004 Sustainable Business Award in the nonprofit category, by Sustainable North Carolina, a non-profit agency that promotes sustainable development and conservation in the state. The garden received the award for the design of its future Visitors' Education Centre.

Award-winning architect Frank Harmon designed the LEED Platinum building that will be the new Visitor's Centre. The building will feature “geothermal-supported energy system, photovoltaics to generate electricity and abundant day-lighting” (GNET). All water used for gardens at the site will be collected in cisterns from rainwater runoff.

The Platinum rating is the highest level of certification of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System. The rating system is a voluntary standards and certification program developed by USGBC (US Green Building Council) that assesses buildings and construction projects for environmental sustainability based on well-founded scientific standards.

Links:

• Sustainable Business Award from The Global Network of Environment & Technology (GNET)


• North Carolina Botanical Garden of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


• Sustainable North Carolina “SNC’s mission is to be a catalyst for the widespread adoption of sustainable principles and practices by North Carolina businesses and communities.”


• LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design from the US Green Building Council

Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 12:30 PM on March 17, 2005

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