I moved to California in 1994. At that time I was young and dumb and interested in just about nothing. Since then, I have lived overseas twice, gone through 3 passports (my current one just had pages added), gotten married, had two kids, walked my dog about a million miles (in more than one country), received my BS, have almost finished my Masters, and have grown a serious appreciation for where I currently live: San Diego. Yesterday, I became even more attached to this great place. To date, I have been getting my LEED photo subjects through Google and other search engines (I am hoping this will change but am happy for now). One of the places Google took me was the Nobel Library and Sports Park in San Diego just off the 805 (East Coasters: here, our freeways are "THE" freeways not just "A" freeway. Don't judge). This place was certified LEED Silver in 2009. It is by far the best Library I've ever been to. It even has a dog park!
The interior was fantastic. You walk in and are greeted by a central walk area completely illuminated by skylights. I wanted to get more photos of it but the place was PACKED! (Don't want to take pictures of people where they can be identified without their consent)
Neat sculpture out in front of the library.
Could the sun have cooperated more?? This building is a great example of what can be done with LEED. They have reduced electricity usage and water usage, and have provided their employees a healthy place to work. Their employees see sunlight from where ever they are. Happy people miss less work and are more engaged when they're doing a job. I love this building and hope to get to visit it again soon. (By the way, they do take book donations)
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