EcoCenter

OVERVIEW
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. Langan 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.
AWARDS
2010 US Environmental Protection Agency, National Achievements in Environmental Justice Award