Garfield County Library-Rifle Branch - Rifle, CO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
N 39° 31.837 W 107° 46.950
13S E 260850 N 4379360
Completed in 2010, the Rifle Library has achieved the Gold LEED certification.
Waymark Code: WMM4V1
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Hippie Kidz
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"Green Facilities: A 53-kWh solar array on the Rifle Branch roof supplies 35–40% of the building’s electrical needs, and a lobby kiosk reveals information about the facility’s solar production and usage on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis. The LEED Gold–certified building also has 93%-efficient natural gas boilers, an underfloor air-distribution system, daylighting controls, and water-saving toilets.

New Construction
Architect: Barker, Rinker, Seacat Architecture
Size: 28,000 sq. ft.
Cost: $6.7 million" (from (visit link) )

This library also includes the preserved and restore Roosevelt [stained glass] Window - worth a visit!!

Certification of Gold was awarded in October 2011 with 43 points. (visit link)
Certification Level: Gold

Website: [Web Link]

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