Anoth. erspective Read the article and answer the questions that follow. CD1 A Model of Efficiency: NASA's Sustainability Base National Aeronautics and Space Administration In 2007, NASA held a Renovation by Replacement (RbR) competition. RbR is designed to replace antiquated and inefficient buildings with new, energy-efficient buildings. Each of the agency's ten centers submitted proposals to build a new facility, and Ames Research Center won the contest. Steve Zornetzer, Associate Center Director for NASA Ames saw an opportunity to take the closed-loop thinking that NASA uses in space exploration and apply it to a green building on Earth. Although most people associate NASA with space, NASA is also committed to advancing technology and innovations that will help solve the critical challenges that are facing Earth. As NASA Ames Center Director Pete Worden says, "This tiny planet we share is our only home." NASA has decades of experience in creating human environments that promote optimal functioning. In order for astronauts to do their jobs, they have to be at peak function, mentally and physically. Everything in their environment is designed to support that. Similarly, Sustainability Base was created with the vision that everything about the design would support both human and planetary well-being. Through a combination of NASA innovations, as well as commercially available technologies, Sustainability Base leaves virtually no footprint. The project is proof not only that this level of sustainable building is possible, but also that it is imperative for the health of our planet. 15 20 Workplace Innovations From the moment they arrive, each of the 210 people who work at Sustainability Base experience openness and abundant connections to nature. The lobby is open through both floors and suffused with daylight. A large LCD display shows visitors and employees how much energy the building is using and where that energy comes from The building is narrow, which means that everyone benefits from the daylight that pours in through the floor-to-ceiling windows and skylights. The large windows also provide a constant flow of fresh air, and people can establish a visual and emotional connection to the surrounding landscape. 25 229 Closed-loop thinking in spacecraft involves recycling and reusing resources on board the spacecraft. For example, all available air and water are recycled and reused within the spacecraft itself. CHAPTER 10 What is sustainable living? FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING Qu 30 Outside, people can have meetings in various naturally landscaped "rooms" amidst quietly in harmony with nature. Those who work at Sustainability Base are an integral gardens and trees, or they can sit on benches or at picnic tables and simply work dashboard that shows their energy usage at any given moment and even suggests part of keeping the building sustainable. Each individual has a personal energy energy conservation activities, as simple as lowering the shades or opening windows. 35 1 40 Sustainability in Action Sustainability Base is one of the greenest Federal buildings ever constructed. It is designed to go beyond 'not hurting' the environment to actually being beneficial to nature and humans. Sustainability Base generates all the power it needs to operate and uses 90 percent less drinking water than a traditional building of comparable The building also generates a considerable amount of its own renewable power through a variety of solar panels, a highly efficient fuel cell and a small wind turbine. The materials used to build and furnish Sustainability Base were locally procured and, in many cases, include recycled elements-for example, the oak planks that line the second-floor lobby were reclaimed from an old NASA wind tunnel. size. 45 FAF NASA Sustainability Base
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