NPS Lights First Net-Zero Visitor Center in U.S. National Park System

摘要

The national park service (nps) opened a net-zero energy visitor center in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA), the first of its kind in the nearly 400 parks that make up the NPS system. Named for the congressman who introduced legislation to create SMMNRA in 1978, the Anthony C. Beilenson Visitor Center at the King Gillette Ranch is LEED Platinum Certified, produces all of its energy needs through a 94-kilowatt photovoltaic solar-energy system, and replaces traditional lighting options with light-emitting diode (LED) technology.