Friday, April 3, 2009

Urban Design Center Visit

On February 10th our after school program visited the Raleigh Urban Design Center. UDC staff presented information on some of the current development projects happening in downtown Raleigh.

We talked a lot about what a makes a building "green".
Using renewable resources as construction materials
Using geothermal, hydroelectric, methane and other energy sources

Hey do you know what LEED stands for?
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

*Post by Thomas

As promised- here are the students photos of water themed images in downtown Raleigh!

By Thomas(above)
By Sloane(above)
By Sam(above)
By Rebecca(above)
By Noura(above)
By Nik(above)
By Lydia(above)
By Kyle(above)
By Jordan(above)
By Jessica(above)
By Hannah(above)
By Gabi(above)
By Erin(above)
By Emma(above)
By Danielle(above)
By Collin(above)
By Chesson(above)
By Brantley(above)