The NC state parks system is beginning a 7,000-square-foot $2.4 million green visitor center at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County. The project is registered as a LEED project with the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and will incorporate as many features as possible to make it energy efficient and sustainable.
Some of the planned features include active and passive solar energy systems, low-energy, water-source heat pumps and a highly reflective roof surface to reduce summer heat gain. Also, the building's sidewalk will feature a cast model of the Neuse River.
The designer of record is Schema Architecture of Raleigh, and general contractor is Blue Ridge Enterprises of Mount Airy. The event is open to the public. The state park is located 12 miles southeast of Goldsboro on N.C. 111.
A groundbreaking will be held at the park at 11 a.m. April 3 with the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina helping to mark the event with a Ceremonial Blessing.
Similar to visitor centers built at 18 state parks and state recreation areas since 1994, the facility at Cliffs of the Neuse will offer a unique design reflecting the park's character and will feature an exhibit hall, teaching auditorium and classroom along with administrative offices for both the park and the state parks system's east district.
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