According to Aurimas Sabulis, managing director of Intus Windows (http://www.intuswindows.com/), a worldwide leader in the manufacture of high performance passive house compliant windows, his company’s products are being used in the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center.
According to Sabulis, the Brock Environmental Center, named in honor of Joan and Macon Brock, in recognition of their generous $3.5 million leadership gift toward this ambitious project, is targeting LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge certification, which will make it the most environmentally sustainable building in Virginia.
“The center will be located in Virginia Beach at Pleasure House Point on the Lynnhaven River,” says Sabulis. “This 10,000-square foot environmental education facility will focus on promoting preservation, sustainability, and education.”
Sabulis says that the Chesapeake Bay Foundation is raising $10 million for land acquisition and construction of the state-of-the-art Living Building; $5 million for programs to improve water quality, including advocacy, environmental education, restoration, and outreach; and $5 million to endow the center and its programs.
According to Sabulis, the center will provide:
A “net zero” impact on the surrounding environment
State-of-the-art energy and resource-saving features
An international model for green design and construction
Headquarters to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s award-winning outdoor environmental education programs in Hampton Roads, which provide engaging, hands-on environmental education opportunities for thousands of teachers, students, citizens, and community leaders annually
Active demonstrations of important restoration projects
Office space for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Lynnhaven River NOW, and other local conservation groups
Meeting spaces for the community
“Here at Intus Windows, we are proud to be a part of this exciting and important project,” Sabulis says. “At Intus, we know that importance of green building and net zero construction. We believe that sustainable homes and buildings will dominate the future of construction and we applaud the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s commitment to educating people about sustainable building.”
With all aspects of the project meeting the strictest of environmental standards, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation says that it believes the Brock Environmental Center will engage, inform, and inspire the Hampton Roads Community to solve the Bay’s challenges in innovative, sustainable, and collaborative ways.
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