Mountain View
The Mountain View Neighborhood Library was recently certified as LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council, one of the highest levels attainable for green building design. As one of the first LEED Gold buildings in Alaska, the Library is a leader in sustainability and building efficiency.
In recognition of this achievement, the library was featured in the American Library Association’s 2011 Library Design Showcase for Sustainable Construction, Navigation and Color and Children’s and Teens Spaces.
Greg Landgraf writes: “While it’s the contents of the library and the activities that take place there that support a community in times good and bad, the physical structure plays an important role in how—and how well—the library can fulfill its mission. The 2011 Library Design Showcase highlights the best in new and renovated library buildings, divided into sections that focus on a specific architectural aspect.”
Click here for the Library Design Showcase.
Click here for LEED Fact Sheet. For more detailed information on LEED features at Mountain View, email stockertce@muni.org
Click here for a progress report on the new library.
The Project
This project restores the Mountain View Neighborhood Library to its original location and adds a much needed community room. The new library features green building design and will serve as a modern, multi-cultural resource with a diverse collection of books, media, and magazines, and community-oriented programming that reflects the neighborhood's rich cultural diversity. The building attained Gold level LEED© green building certification and is among the first LEED© certified buildings in Anchorage.
Click here for the Mountain View fact sheet.
Click here for news coverage on the Grand Opening Celebration.
Timeline
The library opened on September 7, 2010 with brand new books, movies, music and computers. A grand opening celebration was held on Saturday, September 25th.
Photos
Mountain View Library Grand Opening, 9/25/10: Click here.
Mountain View Library Final, 9/7/10: Click here.
Mountain View Library Construction, Summer 2010: Click here.
Mountain View Library Construction, Winter 2009-10: Click here.
Mountain View Library Construction, Summer 2009: Click here.
