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Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida just finished a large bridge project that was focused completely on using materials that were safe for the environment and reused plastic/wood.


'The bridge took about a year to plan, but only about four months to construct. “We’re very proud,” said Pete Ikegami, the architect on the project from MRI Architect Group. “It’s solid! It looks so simple; nobody knows the process.”

“It really makes everything accessible,” said Image and Design Vice President Stella Posada.

Posada has a passion for incorporating “green” elements throughout the school and in any new construction projects. The bridge design is no exception.

What look like brick pavers covering the bridge walkway are actually faux bricks from concrete, made locally. “If it were real, it would have to be shipped in, said Posada.” Some of the stone on the side of the bridge is also partially made with concrete.

The lighting on the bridge is designed for safety, energy-efficiency and ambience, said Posada. There is a glass block with an LED light embedded into the center of the walkway, candelabra lighting above and low voltage lighting on the side of and under the bridge. “All the lighting is energy efficient,” pointed out Ikegami.

“It’s very beautiful at night,” said Posada.'


Spread the word! The more people realize that building with reused materials is possible, the better off our world is!
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1 response // University's are focused on building GREENer

  • First, your photo isn't a bridge:)
    Second, the lighting in the photo is BAD.
    Third, you have to worry when the word "ambience" is '
    used with lighting because it usually means that good light fixtures (those that direct light down to the ground, where we need it) is never used.
    PatrickEdwardMurray

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