Special windows at lcfprd new education center will be a lifesaver for birds phius1 lakecookaudubon lakecountyil netzerobuilding
You wouldn't know by looking at them, but the windows installed this week at the Lake County Forest Preserve District's new environmental education center are far from typical.
The forest preserve's new education center, being built in the woods of the Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods, sits along a migratory flyway. It's also part of a system of preserves along the Des Plaines River that is considered an important bird area by the National Audubon Society. Manufactured in Germany, assembled in Turkey, shipped to New York and trucked to the construction site at Ryerson, the windows are a significant element in the design and purpose of the $5.18 million project.
"One of the key design elements we were hoping to achieve is this inside-outside connection and a celebration of the flatwoods," she said."With these windows, I think we were able to achieve that."
The building also is designed to be a"net-zero" structure, meaning it will produce as much or more energy than it uses. It is said to be the first public building of its kind in Lake County to be built from scratch. "Anybody can build a building," Schumacker said."Building a net-zero building, there are a lot of layers to it."
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