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$5M 'Green' Library Starts to Rise

PHOENIX-A 25,000-sf library breaks ground on two acres within Cesar Chavez District Park at 3635 W. Baseline Rd. The $4.5-million project, which is being built "green," is seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.

By Jennifer D. Duell | Updated on September 27, 2004

PHOENIX-The City of Phoenix Library Department has broken ground on its 14th library–the 25,000-sf Cesar Chavez Branch Library in the Village of Laveen. The library is being built “green,” with the city hoping to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification of silver.

“The City of Phoenix has embraced green building for its recycling, lowered life-cycle operating costs and energy efficiency,” says Art Jordan, director of commercial construction for Linthicum Constructors Inc., the project’s general contractor. The $4.5-million project is located at 3635 W. Baseline Rd. on two acres within the Cesar Chavez District Park. The library, positioned at the edge of the park’s lake, will open at the end of 2005.

Jordan tells GlobeSt.com that the library will be constructed with environmentally friendly products including waterless urinals, low water-use faucets and toilets, recycled carpet, low-emission paint, sustainable millwork made from wheat and drip irrigation for the landscaping. Tucson-based Line and Space LLC designed the building, which takes advantage of the environment.

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