Project Profile
The Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center, Harrisburg, PA
| Client | Dauphin County Parks and Recreation |
| Building Area | 11,600 GSF |
| Cost | $3,261,586 (includes all costs) $281/GSF |
| Architect | Crabtree Rohrbaugh & Associates |
| Green Consultants | 7group |
| Status | Completed: December, 1999 |
Project Highlights
- Water consumption reductions
projected at 39% - Annual energy consumption cost reduction modeled at 59%
- Daylight Factor that exceeds 2.0 in all classrooms
High-Performance Integrated Building Design incorporated energy modeling utilizing PowerDOE software and materials selections based on life cycle analysis (LCA) comparisons produced on BEES software. The project is the basis for Lessons Learned, a video commissioned by the Governor’s Green Government Council, produced by 7group’s Tom Keiter and utilized in USGBC LEED™ training courses.