Located at Heron’s Head Park, a former landfill, this urban educational center was built using recycled materials, boasts a vegetation roof, operates 100 percent by solar power, and features its own on-site wastewater treatment system. Treadwell & Rollo, a Langan Company, provided geotechnical and methane mitigation design services for the EcoCenter. Our recommendation for a shallow mat foundation for the structure was a cost-effective and efficient solution as opposed to the more expensive pile foundation typically found beneath structures on closed landfills.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Client: Literacy for Environmental Justice; The Port of San Francisco
Architect: Toby Long Design
Awards: EPA 2010 National Achievements in Environmental Justice Award
Services Rendered: Geotechnical; Environmental; Sustainable Design
Strategic Partner: KLM Builders
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