Eco Factor: Sustainable nature museum building harvests rainwater and generates renewable energy.
Folks over at Vitale Design Studio have proposed a stunning building for Cumberland Island Nature Preserve that showcases the worth of sustainability and green design in buildings that display the goodness of nature. The building incorporates various passive design techniques coupled with technology to ensure a reduction in carbon footprint.
The building doesn’t make use of hi-tech systems for conserving energy, but is actually based on the use of simple and sustainable design like collection of rainwater and renewable energy generation.
Designers have focused on the use of a green roof that is irrigated by harvested rainwater and uses recycled gray water for restrooms. The building is also equipped with Quiet Revolution 5 wind turbine system that eliminates the noise associated with wind energy generation.
Via: VitaleDesignStudio
