an Office Building of the PA Department of Environmental Protection

This special episode of the award winning GreenWorks for Pennsylvania TV show examines how Pennsylvania state government, in partnership with a private developer, created a cost- effective "green" building through the use of sustainable design and construction materials for the Department of Environmental Protection's Southcentral Regional Office Building, located in Harrisburg. The building is considered to be Pennsylvania's prototype for "green" state office buildings. 绿色建筑博客A$D^&ncA-g o3Q
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Some facts:

• The building uses 50 per cent less energy than a conventional commercial building, which results in cost savings of $50,000 annually.
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• Construction materials and furniture components emphasize sustainable sources such as wheat straw, soybean, cork, wood, recycled glass and steel. All of the fabric on the cubicle walls is made from recycled soda bottles. The carpeting is 100 percent recyclable and manufactured with antimicrobials that destroy volatile compounds.
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• The PA DEP selected a 13.4-acre "brownfield" on which to construct the new headquarters.
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• The project was a finalist for the 1998 Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERFC) Award in the category of Green Technology in a Model Office Building.