Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center, Lassen Volcanic National Park, National Park Service (Mineral, CA)

Department of the Interior

The new visitor center at Lassen Volcanic National Park uses a whole building, sustainable design approach that includes a high efficiency 10-ton ground source heating and cooling system; a 30 kW photovoltaic system; automated daylight controls; super insulation; and incandescent-free lighting throughout. It conserves water with dual flush toilets, waterless urinals, and low-flow fixtures, while native plants are used for landscaping to avoid the need for irrigation. The building achieved a LEED™ Platinum certification and is the first year-round LEED™ Platinum building in the National Park System as well as the first Platinum Federal building in the State of California.