Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center
Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center | |
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General information | |
Location | Buford, Georgia |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 34°3′50.57″N 84°0′18.33″W / 34.0640472°N 84.0050917°W |
Opened | 2006[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 65,000 square feet (6,000 m2)[2] |
Grounds | 700 acres (280 ha; 1.1 sq mi)[3] |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Meg Needle[4] |
Architecture firm | Lord Aeck & Sargent |
Website | |
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The Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center is a LEED Gold certified[5] environmental and cultural community center in Buford, Georgia. The center provides scientific,[6] environmental[7] and cultural exhibits.[8] Most of the exhibits are focused on educating school-age children.[9]
The center is also the location of Treetop Quest, an outdoor ropes course[1][10] that opened at the center in September 2011.[11]
References
- 1 2 "Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Treetop Quest". Treetop Quest. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "About - Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center". Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Environmental & Heritage Center". Gwinnett County Government. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Greenroofs.com Projects - Gwinnett County Environmental & Heritage Center". greenroofs.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ Nicolow, Jim (27–29 March 2007). "The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center: Water-Efficiency and Stormwater Management Solutions for the Southeast". Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ Allen, Deanna (20 February 2014). "Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center exhibit explores science behind amusement parks". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Go green this holiday season with Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center festival". Gwinnett Daily Post. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ Ellis, Ralph (28 December 2010). "Interactive exhibit to focus on housing around the world". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center Experience Something Beyond Your Expectations". Gwinnett Magazine. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ Waterhouse, Jon (28 March 2012). "Learn the ropes during spring break". Access Atlanta. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Treetop Quest Opens at Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center". Partnership Gwinnett. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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