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Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) is an independent, nonprofit, marine research institution founded in 1898. As research capacity has grown, so too has the need for laboratory space. The construction of a new 15,000 square foot laboratory and teaching facility called for state-of-the-art research and imaging facilities as well as new meeting space and a library. The design needed to address the sensitivities of its remote location adjacent to Acadia National Park. The year-round facility also had to be seamlessly integrated into a campus that had been designed to run only as a summer research station. Bill Browning, Bob Fox, and Jeff Bannon led an Environmental Opportunities Charrette to formulate a plan for optimizing the environmental performance of MDIBL’s new structure.

*Work performed by Bill Browning and Jeff Bannon in affiliation with Browning+Bannon and by Bob Fox in affiliation with Cook+Fox Architects. Detailed Terrapin Case Studies are available in the Workroom, our private extranet full of detailed information and resources to help you make an informed decision.

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Biophilic Design wins American Publishers Award

Bill Browning and Bob Fox are among the authors of a new book, Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life edited by Yale professor Stephen Kellert and winner of the 2008 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in the Architecture and Urban Planning category.

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Terrapin featured in Green Community

Terrapin has contributed an essay on Energy and Communities for the American Planning Association’s upcoming book, Green Community. Based on the National Building Museum's Green Community exhibition (www.nbm.org), these collected essays illuminate connections among personal health, community health, and our planet's health.

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