A portion of the roof will be a "green roof" that will serve as a garden where employees and the public can walk out and view the river, says Paul Anderson, director of the environmental education studio at Partners & Sirny. Construction is slated to begin this spring on a new building that will be built away from the river on the site where the current headquarters' parking lot is located.
The center will replace a 40-year-old facility that has a history of mold problems, is cramped and is not wheelchair-accessible. Once it's completed in summer 2005, city officials think the building will become a tourist destination.
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