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CASE STUDY HEIFER INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Passing On the Gift B Y R E E S E R O W L A N D , A I A , T O D D K U H N , P. E . , A N D J O H N H O D O W A Y , M E M B E R A S H R A E A 4 Photo © Timothy Hursley s a nonproﬁt charitable organization dedicated to reliev- ing global hunger and poverty, Heifer International provides gifts of livestock and plants, as well as education in sustainable agriculture, to ﬁnancially disadvantaged families around the world. Heifer teaches sustainability by giving a gift and instructing the recipients of that gift to use that resource efﬁciently. This act, known as passing on the gift, became a main theme for the design team as they began a building that would receive the ﬁrst U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED ® New Construction (NC) Platinum rating in Arkansas. HIGH PERFORMING BUILDINGS Winter 2008

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High Performance Buildings - Winter 2008
Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters
Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall
How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower
The Proof Is Performance: How Does 4 Times Square Measure Up?
Lighting the Way: Two Guilford County Schools
Montreal’s Retail Example: Mountain Equipment Co-op® (MEC)

High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008