Education Center - North Carolina Botanical Garden at Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill This LEED Platinum building opened in October 2009, with the highest level of certification for a green building. It has solar photo-voltaic panels, generating about 7.5% of the building's energy needs, and is heated and air-conditioned with a geothermal system. All windows are operable and it provides up to 100% of the building's occupied space which results in savings of 60% on electric lighting. - The Nature In Us

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At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Visited 8/31/12.

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Variety of Artistic Bulls Were Seen Around Chapel Hill
This was on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.

Variety of Artistic Bulls Were Seen Around Chapel Hill
This was at the planetarium on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.

Flowers Greeted Us in the Parking Lot - North Carolina Botanical Garden at Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill
Green-headed Coneflowers and Sweet Pea Vine

Green-headed Coneflower & Sweet Pea Vine - North Carolina Botanical Garden at Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill

Obedient Plant - North Carolina Botanical Garden at Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) got its common name because you can bend the individual flowers in any direction you like - a nice feature for floral displays. Unfortunately obedient plant is not so obedient in the garden, where it can spread to the point of nuisance. Newer varieties, like ‘Miss Manners’, are being bred to remain in well-behaved clumps. I believe its other common name, False Dragonhead, came about because of the flowers resemblance to snapdragons.

Education Center Cisterns - North Carolina Botanical Garden at Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill
There are 7 above ground and one below ground cisterns at this LEED certified green building. The total capacity is about 54,400 gallons of rainwater. The 27,000 square feet of roof surfaces drains into them. A 1-inch rain generates 16,786 gallons of water. 2.4 inches of rainfall will fill them to capacity. Overflow is directed to 11 onsite bio-retention areas to allow water to slowly soak into the ground.

Education Center Cisterns - North Carolina Botanical Garden at Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill
The collected water is used to flush all toilets in the building, saving approximately 14,240 gallons of potable water (60% of total water consumption). It is also available for irrigation backup.

Entrance to Education Center - North Carolina Botanical Garden at Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill

Education Center - North Carolina Botanical Garden at Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill
This LEED Platinum building opened in October 2009, with the highest level of certification for a green building. It has solar photo-voltaic panels, generating about 7.5% of the building's energy needs, and is heated and air-conditioned with a geothermal system. All windows are operable and it provides up to 100% of the building's occupied space which results in savings of 60% on electric lighting.

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