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Sponsors       Wake County Green Building Technology Projects Click on the name of any project to see further details regarding that project.   Project Completed Description Bldg Size Acreage Docs Dillard Drive Middle School, Wake County Public School System 1998 Daylighting and mechanical system energy saving strategies were used in the design of Dillard Drive Middle School. Over 100K sq. ft. Over 10 acres Durant Road Middle School, Wake County Public School System 1995 Daylighting and mechanical system energy saving strategies were used in the design of Durant Road Middle School. Over 100K sq. ft. Over 10 acres Offices of Brown Architecture (Now Rosies Plate) 2003 Renovation of abandoned building into office space incorporates multiple high performance building strategies. Under 5K sq. ft. Under 1 acre Cary Senior Center 2000 Rainwater collection system integrated into a conventional irrigation system with a lake as water source. 10K to 25K sq. ft. 1 to 10 acres Willow Spring Fire Station 2002 Numerous green building techniques were used in the design and construction of this fire station. 5K to 10K sq. ft. 1 to 10 acres Wake County Social Services Building 1992 This building is using an ice storage system to produce cooling at lower, off-peak utility rates. 10K to 25K sq. ft. 1 to 10 acres Raleigh Durham International Airport Varying RDU International Airport has waterless urinals and uses runoff from the runway for irrigation and construction purposes. Over 100K sq. ft. Over 10 acres Cary Skin Center 1998 Cary Skin Center uses a 3-cell bioretention pond containing plants and soils for the removal of pollutants from stormwater runoff. N/A 1 to 10 acres Exploris 1999 Exploris installed a living machine to demonstrate an ecologically innovative method of wastewater treatment and water conservation. 25K to 100K sq. ft. 1 to 10 acres NCSU Solar House 1981 Serves as an educational and demonstration facility for solar energy and energy efficient technology. Under 5K sq. ft. 1 to 10 acres Julian Barham Farm 1997 This farm uses an ambient digester to convert hogwaste into energy. Under 5K sq. ft. 1 to 10 acres   Creech Road Elementary School, Wake County Public School System 2003 A series of small wetland cells were constructed at the outlet of a pipe that drains a parking lot and part of a roof. N/A 1 to 10 acres Umstead State Park 2000 Stormwater treatment wetland project N/A 1 to 10 acres   Eastern Regional Center 2002 This public facility takes advantage of natural daylighting to save energy. 10K to 25K sq. ft. Over 10 acres Apex Elementary School 2004 The school incorporated numerous low cost and no cost green features into its design. 25K to 100K sq. ft. Over 10 acres Cary Elementary School 2003 Drought resistant landscaping and bioretention stormwater feature used. 25K to 100K sq. ft. Over 10 acres Heritage Elementary School 2002 High performance “Low-e” glass used throughout the facility to minimize heat loss and gain. 25K to 100K sq. ft. Over 10 acres Cedar Fork Elementary School 2003 Architects incorporated many of the principles of sustainable design into the prototype’s design. Over 100K sq. ft. Over 10 acres Enertia Building Systems Demonstration Home 1986 Passive solar solid timber home Under 5K sq. ft. 1 to 10 acres Greenroof Garden Shed, Raleigh 2005 This greenroof significantly decreases the amount of stormwater runoff from the garden shed roof, attracts insects, birds, and butterflies, provides a cool retreat from the summer heat, and is easily viewed throughout the garden. Under 5K sq. ft. Under 1 acre   Search by NC County Click on a county on the map or select a county from the box at left. If there is no pin on a county, there are no projects yet in the database from that county. To view all projects in the database, select "All of NC" from the box at left.   - Select a County - - All of NC - Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey        Select a new county from the list, or click on a county from the map.

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