leed certified libraries: platinum and gold projects
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Highlights a few LEED certified libraries at platinum and gold levels. Presented for the Eco-Charette of the Manoa Public LibraryTRANSCRIPT
LEED Certified Libraries: Platinum & Gold Projects
Margot Hanson
Manoa Public Library
Eco-Charrette
1 March, 2007
LEED Library Projects
• Platinum: – Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles
• Gold:– Sun Valley, Los Angeles– North Sarasota, Florida– Hillsdale, Portland
Lake View Terrace Branch,Los Angeles Public LibraryLEED Platinum Certified
Photo credit: RMA Photography, Inc.
Light shelves, overhangs, and louvers mediate daylight in the library reading room.
Text: American Institute of Architects
Lake View Terrace Entrance
Photo credit: RMA Photography, Inc.
•Community room facilities at the left. •Passive cooling tower and environmental awareness center at the entry plaza. •The trellis glazed with photovoltaic panels fronts the reading room wing.
Lake View Terrace & Bike Racks
Photo credit: RMA Photography, Inc.
Bicycle parking at the end of the entry plaza will be shaded by native Western Sycamore trees.
Lake View Terrace Interior
Photo credit: RMA Photography, Inc.
•Bamboo flooring marks the entry to the main reading room at the circulation desk. •Fins, overhangs, and the entry trellis protect the west windows set low in the block walls.
Lake View Terrace Stacks
Photo credit: RMA Photography, Inc.
•Library reading room seating areas are located by windows. •Light shelves at the south windows (at right) bounce light into the ceiling vault. •Panels set between FSC-certified glu-lam beams temper acoustics in the room.
Lake View Terrace Children's Area
Photo credit: RMA Photography, Inc.
A lowered ceiling, a small-scaled arc of bench, and a bookshelf make the children’s story amphitheatre.
Sun Valley Branch,Los Angeles Public Library
LEED Gold Certified
Photo from US Green Building Council-LA
North Sarasota Public Library, FloridaLEED Gold Certified
Photo from Sarasota County Library
North Sarasota Library Kids’ Zone
Photo from R. George & Associates, Inc.
North Sarasota Reading Room
Photo from R. George & Associates, Inc.
Hillsdale Library,Multnomah County, Portland, OR
LEED Gold Certified
Photo from Multnomah County Library
Hillsdale Library Skylight
Photo from Multnomah County Library
For more information, visit:
www2.hawaii.edu/~mdhanson/LEED.htm