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Experiential Design
By Joe douglas WeBB, aIa
Energy savings success for four similar office buildings in Texas started with planting native vegetation on one roof. This provided designers with a living lab to test what sort of savings can be achieved with vegetative roofs and led to the discovery that they could significantly reduce the amount of chiller capacity needed simply because of the insulation value of the soil and plants.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of High Performing Buildings - Fall 2010