Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper is a complete design firm which basically employess everyone from engenieers down to landscape architects. They are willing to give everything you need to have a complete site top to bottom.
We mostly went to learn about the LEED program! They have two buildings, one which is LEED certified, and one which isn't, but not to worry I only took pictures of the one that is.
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| No sneaking through these. |
These are the air ducts. They distribute the air evenly out into the space. I'm sure this building has a good IAQ.
There is a skylight located centrally in the building. It lets in natural light so they don't have to use a lot of artificial lights. This is energy and cost efficient.
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| Cool and scary walking up and down this bad boy. |
There are a set of stairs that lead up to the green roof.
Here is an example of what it takes to make the green roof possible. There are a lot of layers to the green roof.
Here is the green roof. The employees basically let it grow, but it waters itself and helps to keep the building insulated.
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| More green roof |
I just thought this panel was cool so I took a picture, and of course there is Jessica's little eyes between the gaps in the panels hahaha.
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| Over on the right are little blips about what they've done to make the building LEED certified. |
Overall, I really enjoyed the place. I think it was pretty snazzy, and I'd love to work there.
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