Sunday, April 28, 2013

Assignment #7 - Real Estate Trends


In South Village, Las Vegas a guy named Jared Fisher wanted to own a bike shop that could power itself and generate almost no waste. December 2012 he opened just that. It was a two-story bucycle shop that had a Platinum LEED certification. The roof was made out of a combination of wood and metal. The structure also had 208 solar panels, a wind turbine, recycling stations, and the one that I enjoyed the most, a bike-wash station that collects and filters water for continued use. I chose this building because this guy wanted to have a bike shop that powered itself. The building runs at 103% energy capacity. He produces 3% MORE power than he is expected to use. Everyone loves this place when they come check it out and I would like to see it one day.


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