Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

By Dwight C. Schumm, P.E., Member ASHRAE; Tim Lentz, P.E., Associate Member ASHRAE; Joe Chappell, P.E., BEMP, Member ASHRAE
Amazing space at The Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, uses a biophilic design, which aims to nurture the innate human attraction to natural systems and processes. With systems that are quiet and well concealed, over 40,000 users per year can tune in with the natural features of the building such as the bird viewing room and exhibit spaces.