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the appaloosa library in north scottsdale, arizona
so very cool…
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For those of you that are familiar with North Scottsdale here in the Sonoran Desert, the land used to be the home of the western theme park called Rawhide, complete with cowboys and saloons. Prior to Rawhide, the site was part of a Native American reservation.
not only is the architecture amazing, but it’s environmentally-friendly!
26% of the materials used are recycled
60% of the steel is recycled
60% of countertops is recycled Paperstone
90% of cabinet material in the café is recycled Kirei Board
70% of restroom counter tops are recycled glass
75% of the aluminum in the curtain wall is recycled
94% of the material in tire stops is recycled
Over 26% of the materials were regionally sourced.
56% of the wood was certified (harvested sustainably)
yeah for green!
Well I guess they did go green for sure… REEEL green. Good for them! XoXo
I never knew this about Rawhide! but I know I would be spending lots of time in your excellent, green library.
It’s wonderfully reassuring that things like this are happening now, Robin (in spite of other things that aren’t reassuring in Arizona these days–sigh).
Impressive!
Love the green!
Looks different but very functional I think…
Love the shade of green.
We have taken the girls there. 🙂