EcoDorm, Asheville, North Carolina
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| EcoDorm | |
| Designer | Samsel Architects |
| Location | Asheville, North Carolina, USA |
| Date | to 2003 |
| Building Type | School & Academic |
| Context | Campus Context |
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| Notes | Residential; New; [[]] |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Warren Wilson College |
| Cost | $1.5-million |
| Area | 9,000 square feet ( square meters) |
"Designed to teach residents about sustainable living, this 36-bed dormitory draws electricity from photovoltaic panels, takes as much advantage of daylight as possible, and relies on natural ventilation rather than air-conditioning. Its roof is made of recycled steel, and the building has two types of toilets, one flushed with rainwater collected in an old railroad tank car and the other employing a composting system. The siding is wood, chiefly from trees removed from college land because of a beetle infestation. " — Chronicle of Higher Education
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- Architect: Samsel Architects; [ ]
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- EcoDorm at Chronicle.com
