First leed gold certified building in florida photo.
Green roof university of florida rinker hall.
2014 the school was renamed the m e.
Rinker hall cisterns 2 46 dr.
Box 115703 gainesville fl 32611 5703 usa.
The 5 inch deep greenroof covers an amphitheater next to rinker hall home of uf s school of building construction.
A dozen species of native florida vegetation includes dune sunflower tropical sage and gopher apple the roof will be.
School of construction management.
The development of contemporary approaches to green roof technology began in urban areas of germany over thirty years ago.
The first building in the state of florida to be designed under the u s.
Perry construction yard greenroof at the university of florida.
University of florida sees big savings with green rinker hall.
Egress paths from all classrooms at all levels are daylit allowing for emergency exit during a daytime power failure.
Today the rinker school has over 7050 graduates 6000 bs 1000 ms and 50 ph d 150 upper division students 100 master s students 30 ph d.
Timothy hursley rinker hall located on the east side of the university of florida campus provides a productive and healthy environment for students faculty and staff through its leed gold certified building design and construction.
Rinker hall incorporates a range of green building features and in 2004 achieved a leed r gold rating from the u s.
Stormwater harvesting and reuse.
The roof covers an amphitheater next to rinker hall home of uf s school of building construction.
Through its success with students faculty and administration the gainesville campus has now adopted leed silver as the minimum standard going forward.
Babylon might have had the world s first green roof which legend says the ruler nebuchadnezzar.
Rinker hall is oriented on a pure north south axis demonstrating the ability to utilize low angle light for daylighting.
School of construction management university of florida 304 rinker p o.
Green building council s leed r rating system rinker hall has transformed the university of florida s building program.
Rinker hall cisterns video transcript.
Mark clark and dr.
Rinker hall a three story 47 300 square foot building that houses the rinker school of building construction and includes a.
In the united states many green roofs are now in place including on chicago s city hall university of florida s perry construction yard building and ford s truck assembly plant in michigan.
