PIX number

09221

Title:

Zion National Park Visitor Center

Caption

The NPS has worked with NREL to create a new sustainable building to serve as a Visitor Center for the park's current 2.5 million annual visitors as well as visitors in the future.

Credit:

Williamson, Robb

Publications:

Buildings for the 21st century, Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs [BTS] Newsletter (NREL/BR-810-30529, summer 2001, brochure) (DOE/GO-102001-1370) Solar America: a solar energy tour of the United States (NREL/EL-520-28494, CD-ROM, 2001) (DOE/GO-102001-1492) Save with solar and wind, winter 2001/2002 (NREL/BR-710-31270, newsletter, 2002) (DOE/GO-102001-1487)

Date:

5/26/2000

Index Date:

6/13/2000

DOE_office:

Notes:

Energy efficient features: Trombe wall, photovoltaic system, daylighting, passive down-draft cooltower, irrigation for landscaping, natural ventilation, thermal mass flooring, and optimized overhangs. See Robb's website @ http://www.williamsonimages.com/; originals belong to Paul Torcellini

Subject:

buildings, energy efficiency

Descriptors:

building components, building systems and heating and passive solar and Trombe wall, commercial and recreational facility, construction and building materials, cooling, Federal Energy Saver Showcase, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), high performance building, photovoltaics, PV, visitor's

Person/Place:

Springdale, Utah; Zion National Park; Visitors Center

Release Level

Full/Internet

DOE Information:

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