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St. Joan of Arc Parish
Center Environmental Features
Church of St.
Joan of Arc Parish Center
Minneapolis, MN
- REUSE OF OLD PARISH CENTER
MATERIALS
- 80 percent of existing parish center was reused
and/or recycled.
- All steel and metal components separated
and recycled.
- All concrete was removed and crushed
for reuse.
- All metal pipe was recycled.
- Over 100 wood studs were reused.
- All old wood joists were installed as
headers or blocking in new building.
- All paper products were separated and
recycled.
- Brick from demolished section was cleaned
and reused.
- All 52 doors and casings given away to
members of the community.
- All used light fixtures, desks, and filing
cabinets were given away to the community.
- All nine water closets given away for reuse.
- All wood baseboards, and handrails were
given away.
- All cabinets and cupboards from old building
were either reused or given away.
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- SITE
- Native, low maintenance, drought-resistant
plantings.
- Plantings for wildlife.
- Shading for west windows.
- Salvaged and replanted trees.
- Expanded green space.
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Low-flow faucets and toilets.
- Low VOC (toxicity) paint and finishes.
We can all share in the joy and pride of the
construction of this parish center. Working with
the architect and the contractor we have completed
a project that was very friendly to our environment.
We greatly reduced waste by reusing and recycling
everything we could. We used recycled and sustainable
materials in the construction of the building
and in the new furnishings. We have a state-or-the-art
mechanical system that will give us heating and
cooling at the most efficient rate possible.
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