The facility was certified LEED® Gold in 2015. Check the LEED® Scorecard.
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Building Features
- Building automated system (BAS) controls and monitors all HVAC equipment for maximum efficiency
- Daylighting and views for occupants
- Potable water use reduction: (Indoor) 42%
- Energy Reduction, by cost savings: 30%
- Construction Waste Diverted from the Landfill: 80%
- Recycled Content in Materials: 20% (by cost)
- Regional Materials: 22.6 % (by cost)
- Use of Low-Emitting materials
- Innovation Points for Low Mercury Lamps & Material Ingredient Reporting
- Features children’s and teen areas, a technology commons, café, reading porch, digital history wall, meeting rooms and study spaces full of natural light
- Designed to mimic an open book and serves as an inviting learning center and community gathering point for Bellevue area residents
- Incorporates two public art installations by local artists, including Great Beginnings by Beverly Stucker Precious and Rise Above by Brenda Stein
- Spirit of a Place, an interactive history wall curated by local historian F. Lynne Bachleda and the Bellevue History and Genealogy Club, is displayed inside