As of 2013 , the front entryway for Story Chapel to Mount Auburn ’ s Visitors Center became more welcoming and accessible . The new entryway was rebuilt with beams purchased from a salvage lumber yard in Connecticut . This reclaimed wood is large , beautiful and strong . It is impossible to find this quality in virgin timber today . An additional benefit : all the carbon of these old-growth trees is now imbedded in the beams of Story Chapel ’ s porch .
Another project by William Rawn Associates | Reed Hilderbrand comprises a complex of buildings at Mount Auburn ' s Meadow Extension . Construction was divided into two phases that included a greenhouse ( completed in 2013 ) and a 2-story Horticulture Building with solar film on the roof and a heating system using geothermal technology . The greenhouse and 2-story Horticulture Building has been designed to achieve LEED platinum certification . LEED certification is not given until at least one full year after project completion .
Among the many features of the 9,500 square foot greenhouse are open-roof venting , side-wall and ceiling curtains , high-efficiency boilers for radiant floor heating to create the most energyefficient climate-controlled environment , and a below-ground 35,000 gallon cistern for collecting rainwater from the greenhouse roofs to irrigate the growing plants inside .
Figure 2 - This William Rawn Associates | Reed Hilderbrand designed complex of buildings at Mount Auburn ' s Meadow Extension proposes a 2- story Horticulture Building including solar film on the roof and a heating system using geothermal technology . With the greenhouse , the Horticulture Building has been designed to achieve LEED platinum certification . LEED certification is not given until at least one full year after project completion .
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