Bush Presidential Center Pushes Energy Efficiency

Structural engineer Walter P Moore specified a minimum 15% fly ash in the foundations.
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The team sourced materials for the project from within 500 miles, including the stone, flooring and finish woods from Texas and brick from Mississippi.
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A rooftop array with 19,000 sq ft of lightweight photovoltaic solar panels will generate 164 kw of power for the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
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The center will incorporate the traditional red brick, limestone and massing historically used on the Southern Methodist University campus.
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A park will feature more than 30 different types of Texas wildflowers in a meadow, tree-shaded lawns and grass prairies.
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June 11, 2012
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