Bow Creek, which was the city’s most recently rebuilt rec center, is LEED certified.
It’s a program that recognizes environmentally friendly buildings. In the new group-exercise room, visitors will work out on bamboo flooring, which is softer on the joints and eco-friendly.Īll of the features will help the city achieve LEED Silver certification, MacPherson said. Even with the lights out, the “skytubes” provide enough light for the double gymnasium, MacPherson said. People who use the gymnasium will notice tubular skylights in the ceiling that reduce the need for artificial lighting.
The new Kempsville Recreation Center, scheduled to open June 8, has an all glass front that allows natural light inside, photographed on Monday, May 1, 2017.Įnvironmentally friendly building The entire front side of the rec center is made of colored-glass panels that let in natural light and give visitors a view of the outside.
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