It's not surprising that forward-looking Nasa recently set out to build the federal government's most sustainable building. What is surprising, however, is that this ultra-green experimental building, dubbed the Sustainability Base, will open its doors in May of this year--just two years after construction began. This week, we had the chance to sit in on the Autodesk Sustainability Summit and listen to some of the people involved in the planning process explain what went into Nasa's newest Moffett, Calif., building. Here's what we learned.
Nasa's had a number of requirements for its $20.6 million, Ames Research Center-based building: a healthy working environment, excellent air quality and natural light, low energy use, intelligent controls, a flexible building system, the integration of Nasa's emerging technology, and the most challenging requirement of all--leed Platinum status as a baseline for sustainability.
"Nasa was used to being responsible in outer space, and they wanted to bring it back to Earth,...
Nasa's had a number of requirements for its $20.6 million, Ames Research Center-based building: a healthy working environment, excellent air quality and natural light, low energy use, intelligent controls, a flexible building system, the integration of Nasa's emerging technology, and the most challenging requirement of all--leed Platinum status as a baseline for sustainability.
"Nasa was used to being responsible in outer space, and they wanted to bring it back to Earth,...
- 1/28/2011
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
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