Audubon Center at Debs Park, Los Angeles, California

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	Audubon Center at Debs Park
Designer	EHDD Architecture , Charles Davis
Location	Los Angeles, California, USA
Date	to 2003
Building Type	School and Academic
Builder	TG Construction
Green Certification	LEED Platinum Certified
Green Certification Score	53
Street Address	4700 North Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90031 Walk Score
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Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 3 Maps 4 References 5 External Links

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Building Details
Cost	$5,500,000
Area	5,023 square feet (467 square meters)
Awards	U.S. Green Building Council LEED Level: Platinum 2005 Award of Merit - Energy Efficiency Integration, Savings By Design 2004 Green Design Award, AIA San Francisco/Pacific Energy Center 2004 Excellence in Design Awards, Environmental Design + Construction 2004 Concrete Masonry Sustainable Design Award, AIACC/Concrete Masonry Association

"The Audubon Center at Debs Park in Los Angeles is a cutting-edge green building that is a model of sustainable architecture. It was certified as the nation’s first LEED Platinum building from the U.S. Green Building Council, the nation’s leading authority on sustainable building practices."

"The design of the Audubon Center at Debs Park focuses on a number of key environmental issues that are at the heart of sustainable building, including renewable energy sources, water conservation, recycled building materials, and native landscaping. The 5,023 square-foot building is the first in the city of Los Angeles to be entirely powered by on-site solar systems – functioning entirely “off the grid,” making it a net zero energy building. The building also uses significantly less water than a conventional building of its size." —Audubon Center at Debs Park

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Building Description, Audubon, Viewed 2009.0909 http://ca.audubon.org/debs_greenBuild.php

U.S. Department of Energy, Zero Energy Building Case Study: http://zeb.buildinggreen.com/images.cfm?ProjectID=234

LEED Scoresheet, United States Green Building Council, viewed on 2009.1002 http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=438

US Green Building Council Case Study: http://leedcasestudies.usgbc.org/images.cfm?projectID=234

Solarpeida article: http://www.solaripedia.com/13/35/audubon_center_at_debs_park_(california,_usa).html

Net Zero Building article: http://netzerobuilding.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/audobon-center-at-debs-park/

Vimeo video presentation by Chuck Davis, FAIA: http://vimeo.com/4666889

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EHDD Architecture — the designer’s website