St. Louis Park is showcasing the net zero-ready Westwood Hills Nature Center in the city as a model of sustainability and climate-friendly design.
Climate change is top of mind for a number of metro area cities like St. Louis Park. They are looking at everything from reducing energy consumption in public buildings to encouraging green practices in private developments.
As a case in point, St. Louis Park’s Westwood Hills Nature Center is a model of sustainability and among the rarest of buildings in the world. The $12.5 million “net zero” edifice will produce as much energy as it consumes.
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To learn more about how Minnesota cities are taking on climate change, visit Finance & Commerce’s “Cities take on climate change.” And for more on the sustainable St. Louis Park Westwood Hills Nature Center, visit Finance & Commerce’s “Sustainable: St. Louis Park’s net zero nature center.”