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Hall leading to the pond room. used for a variety of functions from lectures to banquets. This room has two sides of glass and an expansive deck, which helps visitors engage with the outdoors. The lower level, located at the water, offers two seminar rooms separated by a movable wall that can open up and create one larger expansive room. A distance education classroom and building support spaces ﬁll the remainder of this ﬂoor. The pond level, located in the water, enables visitors to interact with the man-made kettle pond, modeled after ancient glacier kettle Photos © Justin Maconochie Photography, Courtesy of SmithGroup Visitors observe pond life in the underwater classroom. ponds from the region, and view the interworkings and complexities of the wetland ecosystem. Underwater Classroom The pond level is best experienced in the pond room, an underwater classroom that allows an incredible 360 degree view of the kettle pond. A series of windows in the environmental hall leading to the pond room allows students and visitors to look into the pond from its base and witness ﬂora and fauna. The underwater classroom encompasses a 20 ft diameter acrylic dome set at the bottom of a 12 ft deep kettle pond. The classroom BUILDING SECTION 66 HIGH PERFORMING BUILDINGS Spring 2008 © SmithGroup

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High Performing Buildings - Spring 2008
Daikin AC (Americas)
Contents
Seattle City Hall
SEMCO
3M Energy & Advanced Materials
Price
Sofame Technologies Inc.
Sweetwater Creek Visitor Center
ASHRAE Certification
Greenheck
Daylighting Strategies That Maximize Benefits
Energy Conservatory, The
ASHRAE e-learning
Ecobuild America
CTG Energetics, Inc.
Cambridge City Hall Annex
Tate Access Floors, Inc
Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Institute
31 Tannery Project
Building Owners & Managers Institute
Indian Springs Discovery Center
International Facility Management Association
ASHRAE Healthcare
Fulton Companies, The
AAON, Inc.

High Performing Buildings - Spring 2008