Amazing Space: Indian Creek Nature Center’s Living Building
Cedar Rapids center unveils its 12 000 square foot headquarters at 5300 Otis Rd SE. The building features permeable pavers to capture rainwater, locally sourced limestone and reclaimed wood, sand and recycled glass insulation, hundreds of solar panels, and a geothermal system designed to power the facility and feed surplus to the grid. It aims to be Iowa’s and the world’s sole Living Building Challenge certified nature center.
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Rd
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa
International Living Future Institute
Lindsey Flannery
How is Indian Creek going green
Pavers with permeable surfaces and pebble separators trap rain and snow melt in mini water-holding tanks. Water moves through rock layers and landscaping fabric, filtering pollutants before reaching Indian Creek.
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Indian Creek
Bird safe glass with spiderweb patterns installed
Special windows with Ornilux Bird Protection Glass installed in a room overlooking a rain garden. The exterior appears as spider webs to deter birds from flying into the panes. The treatment is toned in the photograph and is designed to be less visible to humans.
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Ornilux
Salvaged Wood and Local Stone Used in Nature Center
The interior features wood salvaged from a Marion barn and limestone from Weber Stone Co. in Anamosa. Lindsey Flannery of the nature center notes that sourcing stone locally cut carbon emissions from transport.
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Marion
Weber Stone Co
Anamosa
Lindsey Flannery
Nature Center
Trump backlash grows over soldier family critique
Republican candidate Donald Trump faces continued criticism after attacking Khizr Khan and his wife Ghazala for challenging him at the Democratic National Convention. Khan’s son Army Captain Humayun Khan was killed in Iraq in 2004, a point highlighted in subsequent interviews and editorials.
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Des Moines
Donald Trump
U.S
Trump
Humayun Khan
Iraq
Khizr Khan
UI Alcohol Harm Reduction Plan Aims Lower High Risk Drinking
The University of Iowa releases its 2016 19 plan to cut high risk student drinking amid data showing limits on alcohol use. Officials consider amendments as results vary across campuses and risk behaviors rise in areas like marijuana use and mental health.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
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