Accokeek Foundation’s New Education Building

Building Green in a Real World –
Accokeek Foundation’s New Education Building

October 2, 2004
11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Piscataway Park at The Accokeek Foundation, 3400 Bryan Point Rd., Accokeek, MD 20607

The purpose of this Potomac River Green Infrastructure Forum is to inform citizens, local permitting agencies, and the development community about the technology, permitting requirements, and benefits of sustainable construction techniques, using the Accokeek Foundation’s New Education Building at Piscataway Park as a model.

This forum will feature Sigi Koko, founder of Down to Earth. Ms. Koko specializes in healthy and sustainable building materials, “greening” written specifications, energy and water efficiency, and waste management.

For more detailed information and RSVP’s please contact Dasha Kimelman at dasha@potomacfriends.org or 301-495-6699

Sigi Koko: Sigi Koko founded Down to Earth in 1998 to provide integrated sustainable design and consulting services for building projects in the Mid-Atlantic region. Ms. Koko specializes in healthy and sustainable building materials, “greening” written specifications, energy and water efficiency, and waste management. She designs natural buildings that integrate passive solar design and push the limits of integrated sustainable design. Her clients include government agencies, non-profit organizations, universities, architects, developers, and building owners (residential and commercial).

Education Center Project: The project is a 2,500 square foot wood frame structure over concrete slab. The exterior will have wood siding and asphalt shingle roof. It is designed for maximum passive solar efficiency and includes options for vegetated roof and other sustainable design elements. The construction process has had requirements built in that will allow for recycling of materials and stockpiling of soil to be reused on site. A number of recycled materials will be used in the building including recycled content wall board. Impervious surfaces will be limited in around the building. There will be a rainwater collection system.
The building’s primary use will be as a classroom for the 6,000 Maryland school students who visit the Foundation each year. Auxiliary uses will include public programs such as lectures, exhibits, and discussions, as well as community gatherings.

The Green Infrastructure Forums Series is brought to you by Friends of the Potomac and the National Park Service, National Capital Region through the Potomac American Heritage River Initiative. Our goal is to foster the exchange of ideas, techniques, case studies & strategies on topics impacting land use and stewardship within the Potomac Basin.