Comments on: Olympia’s New Water Education Center Aims for LEED Platinum http://inhabitat.com/olympias-new-water-education-center-aims-for-leed-platinum/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Thu, 23 May 2013 21:03:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: San Ysidro Border Crossing to Receive Net Zero Renovation | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/olympias-new-water-education-center-aims-for-leed-platinum/comment-page-1/#comment-254138 San Ysidro Border Crossing to Receive Net Zero Renovation | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:45:18 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=153700#comment-254138 [...] more cars even quicker — plus the entire project will be net zero. Seattle architecture firm The Miller Hull Partnership is responsible for the new design, which will feature solar energy, rainwater catchment, and target [...] [...] more cars even quicker — plus the entire project will be net zero. Seattle architecture firm The Miller Hull Partnership is responsible for the new design, which will feature solar energy, rainwater catchment, and target [...]

]]> By: KatieZed http://inhabitat.com/olympias-new-water-education-center-aims-for-leed-platinum/comment-page-1/#comment-252287 KatieZed Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:15:24 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=153700#comment-252287 This is a nice round up of the project but you missed two of the most interesting pieces: the reclaimed water system and cogeneration plant. First, LOTT not only goes to the next level by educating the public about water efficiency.... it provides reclaimed water to users. The building itself is plumbed so that reclaimed water goes straight to toilets, rather than using potable water for flushing. If we\\\\\\\'re really talking about cutting water use, this is the next step and LOTT is (at least somewhat) already there. Second, the cogeneration plant captures waste heat energy and uses it for all the building\\\\\\\'s heating and cooling needs. I wrote about the building here: http://www.djc.com/news/co/12020714, my green building blog is here: http://www.djc.com/blogs/BuildingGreen/ This is a nice round up of the project but you missed two of the most interesting pieces: the reclaimed water system and cogeneration plant.

First, LOTT not only goes to the next level by educating the public about water efficiency…. it provides reclaimed water to users. The building itself is plumbed so that reclaimed water goes straight to toilets, rather than using potable water for flushing. If we\\\\\\\’re really talking about cutting water use, this is the next step and LOTT is (at least somewhat) already there. Second, the cogeneration plant captures waste heat energy and uses it for all the building\\\\\\\’s heating and cooling needs. I wrote about the building here: http://www.djc.com/news/co/12020714, my green building blog is here: http://www.djc.com/blogs/BuildingGreen/

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