fave five news stories
Dec
Given the fact that the popularity meter for my blog seems to reward older posts, I'm going to depart from the past week's format of presenting the five highest rated posts for each of my journal's categories. Instead, I'm going to present my own fave five:
Leopold continues to inspire
Just as Aldo Leopold has inspired environmentalists, so, too, should the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, which was recently dedicated in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The farm land long celebrated for its "shack," now features the first LEED Platinum Carbon Neutral buildings in the world.
Here's what the Aldo Leopold Foundation has to say about its new facility:
The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center has received Platinum LEED ® Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Following a rigorous assessment, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program awarded the Legacy Center 61 points of 69 possible points, more than any other building yet rated in the world.
The Legacy Center helps us to envision how we can use energy more efficiently and develop positive relationships to other people and the planet. Through energy efficiency, renewable energy, and an ongoing commitment to land stewardship, the Legacy Center became the first carbon neutral building certified by LEED—meaning annual operations account for no net gain in carbon dioxide emissions.
The Legacy Center is a net zero energy building, meeting all of its energy needs on site. Despite the contrasts of Wisconsin’s four-season climate, the Legacy Center uses 70 percent less energy than a building built just to code, and the center’s roof-mounted solar array is projected to meet 110 percent of the building’s energy needs on an annual basis.
You can take a virtual tour of the Legacy Center as well as read all about its carbon neutrality, energy-efficient design and use of locally-harvested wood products.
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