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U.S. Department of the Interior, Main Interior Building

Project Name: U.S. Department of the Interior, Main Interior Building
Year: 2008
Owner: U.S. Department of the Interior
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Building Type: Municipal/Government
Type: Extensive
System: Single Source Provider
Size: 10000 sq.ft.
Slope: 1.5%
Access: Inaccessible, Open to Public
Submitted by: John Shepley

Designers/Manufacturers of Record:
Plant Supplier: Green Roof Plants/Emory Knoll Farms

On December 16, 2008 Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne cut the ribbon opening for the new greenroof that has been planted on the third wing of the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C. The greenroof is part of an ongoing modernization of the Main Interior Building, to be conducted in six phases. Each phase will correspond to one of the six wings of the building, with a scheduled completion date of 2011 at an estimated cost of $175 million.

"What more suitable place for a green roof than the headquarters of America's conservation department in Washington, DC?" Secretary Kempthorne asked (ENS, 2008). 20,000 plants were expected to be planted.

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Read the NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, via Environmental News Network article of December 17, 2008 entitled "New Green Roof Graces Department of the Interior Building" here and learn about Emory Knoll Farms/Green Roof Plants in The Greenroof Directory .

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