NASA is building an ultragreen research center designed to produce more energy then it uses! It is said to be one of the greenest federal government buildings ever built. It is going to have ceiling panels that cool the air, windows and shades that open automatically, and a constant LCD display of energy use along with many other cool new energy saving techniques. It also has a forward osmosis system that treats greywater, and it reuses it to flush toilets and urinals. This new facility will lower taxes and help the environment! What an awesome deal! Its Revit system allows architects to model designs for maximum performance so they know the impact of every change, such as the amount of daylight available if they rotate the building 10 degrees. The building will use 75% less energy and 90% less potable water than regular code=built structures. Computers will open windows at night to let in the cool air and close them during the day. Software will monitor the temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide and light and noise levels.
This new establishment is said the be one of the most "greenest" buildings ever built. I think it was very cool what they are doing, maybe this will inspire other major corporations to follow in NASA's footsteps and go green also! If everyone could think of ways like this to conserve our natural resources then we might be on track to turning around our future.
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