Duke University has a successful track record of developing their campus with environmental and sustainability issues in mind. Their campus has over 19 buildings that have certified LEED. Duke has nine full time employees that are dedicated to sustainability. The University needed to build a parking garage for their medical research campus and kept their focus on building a green structure. They hired RATIO Architects and Walker Parking Consultants for the project.
The challenge for the team was to build a parking garage that was sustainable, functioned well and blended with existing building in the Medical Campus. The Garage included a number of green features;
It replaces a surface parking lot with vertical parking-reducing the heat island effect
Green roofing material includes vegetated surfaces and green trellis canopies
Energy Efficient Light Fixtures and Daylight Harvesting
Building Materials will include recycled content and local/regional products
Rain gardens Planted with native plants to address water runoff.
Construction of the parking garage was completed in 2009.
Sponsor: RedBird LED has launched a new line of LED Tube lights specifically designed and engineered for parking structures. Parking Garage owners can expect to save between 30 and 60% on their energy bills and reduce maintenance costs at the same time . For more information on LED Lighting Retrofits please visit their website at www.parkinggarageleds.com
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