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Visitors walk by a low, curved rammed earth wall. Theyview an interpretive sculpture that represents the
layering process required to construct rammed earth.
Plate steel with rusted surface finish
Ground steel pattern on inside surface
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As visitors arrive for a conference, meeting, or tobrowse the gift shop, they pass by truth windows, thatreveal the wall is made out of straw. The straws windowframes interpret different aspects of the material.
Steel plate frame with rustedfinish and inset glass panel
Brushed or stainlesssteel sculpture of rice
Steel plate depiction
of suns rays bouncingoff of straw bale wall
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Las Vegas has one of the highest per-capita
rates of water consumption in the nation.
The arroyo stream channel funnels storm water
into constructed wetlands for collection,
treatment and reuse.
This water-carved channel is dry most of the time due to
infrequent rainfall in the Mojave Desert. When rain does
come, the arroyo leads gushing water to the constructed
wetlands for reuse on-site.
Discovery Features
A.6 ARROYO
A
ARROYOA.6 Undulating waves of cast glassdepicting flow of water
Stones at bottom of arroyo
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Las Vegas
Springs
Preserve
Desert
Living
Center
Design
Development
December 202001
2.01.01 Water Cycle Kinetic Sculpture
You are part of the water cycle.
Visitors are drawn toward a simple water fountain in front of an opaque wall. When they
drink from the fountain, the wall becomes transparent and the cycle of the drinking
water is revealed through a complex kinetic sculpture. Points along the cycle include
clouds, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, a water treatment plant, a Joshua tree, a washing
machine, a child, a toilet, historical figures, a dinosaur, etc. Visitors physically become
part of the water cycle and discover the water they drink has always existed and will
always exist.
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Las Vegas
Springs
Preserve
Desert
Living
Center
Design
Development
December 202001
2.02.02 Tower of Trash
See a months worth of your garbage in the Tower of Trash.
Visitors gaze up at a tower of trash that appears to be ready to topple onto them at any
minute. Graphic panels indicate that the trash in the can represents the amount of
garbage each Las Vegas resident generates every month. A rolling digital display marks
the weight of garbage being produced in Las Vegas every second. Interpretive text
indicates how much of this waste could have been diverted by recycling programs and
composting.
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III DESIGN DEMONSTRATION AREA
2.00 Sustainability Gallery
2.02 Nothing Disappears
2.02.05 Garbage Truck Theater
Key Messages:
Many products that you use every day have
been made from what used to be considered
waste.
Find out what happens to your waste and your
recycling bins once they leave your curb.
Desert communities have unique challenges
when it comes to waste management. For
example, it is difficult to control desert
dumping, and it is crucial that the extremely
limited water supply not be contaminated.
2.02.05 Garbage Truck Theater
The garbage truck theater provides several experiences for visitors at once. They can
explore the exterior of the truck, trying to match the recyclable materials with their
resulting products. Parts of the truck are made from surprising materials: what appears
to be a normal wheel is actually made from recycled crumbled rubber; the body of the
truck is made of flattened aluminum cans; and the windows are made from glass
bottles.
As visitors approach the truck, motion sensors activate the trash compactor. Visitors
inside the mini-theater are treated to a depiction of the garbage in the truck being
squashed against the back side of the garbage bin. A light-hearted film follows,
addressing recycling programs and waste collection and disposal in Las Vegas, focusing
on some of the products made from the glass, paper and aluminum collected at
curbside pickups. Simple lighting effects create a mini object theater as the film
describes products made from recycled materials, those products hidden among the
trash in the walls of the truck are illuminated.
Visitors outside the truck peruse interpretive graphics
outlining the challenges of sustainable development
in Las Vegas, including desert dumping and
contamination of a limited water supply.
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2.00 Sustainability Gallery
2.04 Explore the Alternatives
2.04.03 Alternative Energies (Airstream Trailer)
Key Messages:
New energy technologies are being invented
and developed all the time.
If you stay informed of new technologies, you
can decide which ones work for you.
2.04.03 Alternative Energy and Transportation (Airstream
Trailer)
Inside an airstream trailer, visitors can experiment with other types of alternative
energies. This will be an ever-changing exhibit area where new breakthroughs and press
releases are regularly updated. Some of the topics that may be covered include:
Breakthroughs in solar and electric transportation technology
Biomass energy sources
Increased efficiency in wind power generation Cheaper technologies in solar power generation.
Also, this is where visitors can explore The Difference of One, a computer interactive
that invites visitors to input personal information about their lifestyle, including such
items as whether they own a car, whether they recycle, how much water they use in a
day, and so on. They receive a rating based on their level of resource conservation, and
then get a printout with suggestions on how they, as individuals, can make a difference
by changing some of their behaviors.
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Las Vegas
Springs
Preserve
Desert
Living
Center
Design
Development
December 202001
2.03.06 Entry Vestibule (Alternative Materials)
As visitors enter the home, they become aware of the decision-making process of the
architect and builder. The abundance of material samples and blueprints printed on the
floor make it clear the architect has made many decisions in designing this home. All the
material options under consideration for a house in desert conditions are on display.
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Las Vegas
Springs
Preserve
Desert
Living
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Design
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December 202001
2.03.10 Bathroom
From the point of view of household water conservation, the bathroom is the most
important place in the home. Visitors enter the Sustainable Homes bathroom and see
the toilet and sink mounted in an unusual position: at eye level, encouraging them to
see their own bathroom water use in a new way. The drainpipes lead down to the floor
offering visitors a close-up view of the heat reclamation and graywater systems. A
second toilet demonstrates the principles of composting toilets. Graphic panels explain
how these systems work, and explain the virtues of low-flush, air-flush toilets, compost
toilets, toilet tank water savers, heat reclamation, and low-flow fixtures.
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2.00 Sustainability Gallery
2.03 Do More with Less
2.03.09 Oversized Thermostat
Key Messages:
You would save a lot of energy, and therefore
money, if you turned your thermostat down 2
degrees in winter, and up two degrees in
summer.
2.03.09 Oversized Thermostat
Do you pour on the A/C? Look how much energy youd save if you warmed up a little!
A large wall-mounted thermostat provides visitors a chance to calculate their savings if
they turned up their thermostat a few degrees in the summer, and turned it down a few
degrees in winter. Depending on the season and the time of day, visitors are encouraged
to adjust the thermostat up or down. A small read-out instantly calculates the energy
and money saved.
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2.00 Sustainability Gallery
2.03 Do More with Less
2.03.11 Smart Shopper Kiosk (Washing
Machine)
Key Messages:
Every time you wash your laundry you could
be saving money, water and energy
2.03.11 Shopping Game Kiosk (Washing Machine)
The Washing Kiosk puts a fresh spin on different ways to accomplish one of lifes most
mundane chores: laundry.
Visitors are challenged to purchase the most energy- and water-efficient of three
different washing machines. The machines are displayed and each bears a description of
its main characteristics. Visitors make their choices on an interactive screen, choosing to
delve deep into issues pertaining to washing machine design and detergents or
stopping just long enough to make a quick purchase.
Product information:
Key Issue: are they designed to be water and energy
efficient?
Traditional Top-loader
- Traditional vertical axis type uses 40 gallons/load (clothes
must be submerged)
- Clothes rub together causing them to wear out quickly
- Final high-speedspin still requires one hour of drying time
- No half-load option
- 10 lbs capacity
- $900
Front-loader
- Front-loading system requires only 13 gallons/load
- 13 lb capacity therefore fewer loads required
- Includes setting for different-sized loads
- Tumble action lifts and drops clothes rather than
submerging them in water, therefore less water used and
less wear on clothes
- $1100
The Washer-Dryer Combo
- Front-loading system requires only 13 gallons/load
- Combined washer/dryer you dont have to transfer clothes
from washer to dryer
- Saves space because washer & dryer are combined
- Save money because you dont have to buy separate
washer & dryer- 13 lb capacity therefore fewer loads required
- Super high-speed spin cycle means less time and energy
spent drying clothes
- Includes setting for different-sized loads
- Tumble action lifts and drops clothes rather than
submerging them in water
- $1400
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2.00 Sustainability Gallery
2.03 Do More With Less
2.03.07 Where Does Your Power Come From?
Key Messages:
LVWWD uses 60% of Nevadas electrical power
to deliver water to your home.
Las Vegas generates most of its electricity by
burning coal, a non-renewable, inefficient form
of generating power that produces large
amounts of greenhouse gases.
The electricity we use can be generated in a
variety of ways.
2.03.07 Where Does Your Power Come From?
It takes a lot of power to deliver all of the water that Las Vegas Valley residents use.
Where does that power come from? A monitor displays a power outlet with a power cord
plugged into it and the cord disappears at the bottom of the screen. Under the screen a
real cord sticks out of the wall, loops and re-enters the wall. Visitors pull on this cord and
see themselves drawn along the delivery route of electric power along power lines
above and below ground, through transfer stations all the way to the source. The source
will change each time showing the various power sources: coal pit, hydro-electric
station, wind power station, solar station, etc.
Interpretation focuses on Las Vegasmain
sources of power but also hints at
alternative sources that will be explored
further in the Explore the Alternatives
thematic area.
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2.00 Sustainability Gallery
2.03 Do More with Less
2.03.13 Living Room
Key Messages:
Sustainable design should not be determined
solely by materials, resources and energy:
basic needs and comfort must also be part of
the solution.
2.03.13 Living Room
A place to relaxand reflect.
The Living Room in the Sustainable Home is a completely finished area. It is designed as
a soothing and comfortable space in which natural light has been captured and diffused.
Interpretation in this area is discreet, highlighting such features as low-e windows, light
wells, and the benefits of recessed windows. This quiet area allows visitors to take in the
feel of the space and to reflect on all they have seen.
Large windows and a glass patio door offer views onto the garden. Furnishings anddcor are, of course, sustainably designed.
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Discovery Features
B1.6 RADIANT HEAT FLOORING
Burning fossil fuel is a costly way
to control temperature.
The DLC uses solar energy to heat floors.
Coils carry hot water underneath floors at the DLC,
distributing radiant heat throughout buildings. This even heat
distribution system is advantageous because it heats occupants
rather than air throughout the room. This leaves occupants
feeling warmer at cooler room temperatures.
B1RADIANT HEAT
FLOORING MANIFOLDB1.8
Visitors using clinterpreting the
the floors. A floogoing on underninterests about
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Visitors walking by the exterior of thebuilding see long overhangs and shorterfins underneath. Their ability to protect thewalls natural material is highlighted by sun
sculpture projecting out from the wall.
Steel plate and rebar structuresshow angle of suns rays at thesummer and winter solstices.
The winter rays penetrateinto the building by reflectingoff of the light shelf.
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Steel rebar depictingrocks, stones andpebbles in cistern
As visitors descend the stairwell into the atrium, they followthe same path as the storm water. Visitors see steel andcast glass sculptures that represent the layers of rocks,
stones and pebbles that are lying inside of the cistern.
Organic-shaped cast
glass showing waterflowing through cisternand out into arroyo
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