Hey everyone....Jenn here with a really great building complex you should check out if you are in the Atlanta area. It is the Southface Energy Institute, they have created an Eco Friendly living park, that include homes, class rooms and a list of commercial spaces for use. This park is Platinum LEED certified, and they have used some amazingly interesting geometric forms for the roof surfaces for the collection of rain water. The building was also designed to take advantage of the passive solar design. Southface Energy Institute completed this project in 2008, I think it would be interesting to see the condition of the building now, in the start of 2011, for a post occupancy. I feel it is important to get feed back on how these energy efficient aspects are utilized during daily life. You can tell that the architects thought deeply about the materials, the forms, the function of the building and how all of those pieces go together into a harmonious hole. The Big Idea for the project is "state of shelf" which supports the areas environmental issues. Atlanta has problems with water supply and air quality, among other things....but this building address many of these environmental issue.
So you all should check this out, I think it would be worth wild for you to go and see it for ourselves on some off time. :-)
HPB Case Study: Overview - Eco Office
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