Hunt Library Green Roof

This highly effective cost and space saving measure reduced the building area by 200 000 gsf allowing more of the university s budget and library space to be allocated towards technology and collaborative.

Hunt library green roof.

Library by snøhetta at north carolina state university with a robotic book retrieval system and a 3d printing workshop. January 2013 leed status. 31 of building materials are made from recycled content most of its wood comes from sustainable forests and the interior makes extensive use of solar energy and natural light. Anchoring the centennial campus academic oval the james b.

Raleigh north carolina snøhetta and pearce brinkley cease lee. Library is one of nc state s campus buildings certified for high performance and sustainability. 2 broughton drive campus box 7111 raleigh nc 27695 7111 919 515 3364. Innovative chilled beam and radiant panel systems green roofs and a rainwater collection system.

And incorporates rain gardens and green roofs into. Certified leed certified designer. The hunt library is currently offering limited onsite services but it provides many spaces for socially distanced studying and using desktop computers including individual study rooms along with pick up and check out of books. The hunt library also employs the use of the bookbot an automated book delivery system for the library s two million volume collection.

Snøhetta s hunt library design balances the. The hunt library plays a part in ncsu s sustainability plan. A green roof also known as a rooftop garden or a living roof is a vegetative layer grown on a rooftop. A large green roof structure provides shelter over all program areas.

The original building. Images by jeff goldberg esto mark herboth wiss janney elstner associates inc jose parla. Library embodies the spirit of. Pbc l and snohetta purpose of project.

Nc state green roofs are located at engineering building iii shown jc raulston arboretum james b. Completed in 2013 in raleigh united states. Additional features include a roof mounted solar water heater low flow fixtures and a partial green roof. Time magazine called hunt library the library of the future clark nexsen served as executive architect collaborating fully on the project design and construction with the new york office of snøhetta serving as lead designer.