For this final post I would like to talk about my very last field trip for my environmental science class. This semester I attended all three field trips for my class and I can honestly say that they were all interesting and I learned many new things from them. Our final trip was to an environmentally friendly building called the Frontier Project. We went on a tour of the building which is on a one-acre site, and is literally a 14,000 square foot demonstration building. It displays water-efficient gardens, and rainwater capture systems, permeable concrete, natural lighting, recycled building materials, and much more. The purpose of the Frontier Project is to educate resident consumers, commercial builders, and sustainable advocates about the latest methods and technologies in water, energy, and site conservation. It is open to the public for all members of the community to learn about environmentally sustainable products, systems, technologies, and building design. The building received a LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2010. The tour and the building itself was very interesting. We were able to see new ideas, and technology that are making homes more sustainable and environmentally friendly. On top of being a "green" building the Frontier Project is nothing short of spectacular. The layout and design of the entire building is very intriguing and it makes viewers want to implicate some of the ideas into their own homes. The building itself had an enormous cost of 22 million dollars but at the same time is striving to lead by example. Its purpose is to give builders, and the public new ideas and inspiration to try new environmentally friendly building strategies, and designs. The field trip was a good one to end on, it tied in great with the over all topic of my Bio 36, which really came down to the environment, and the impacts us humans have on it.
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