Park District of Oak Park

7 www.pdop.org Park Renewal Projects Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex Receives LEED Certification e Park District is pleased to announce Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex (RCRC) has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council. Ridgeland Common is the first pool/indoor ice arena facility in the state to receive such an honor. LEED is a green building certification that measures the sustainability of a building. e Park District of Oak Park incorporated multiple sustainable concepts into the design and construction of RCRC including dedicated parking stalls for carpooling, native landscaping requiring less maintenance and irrigation, a highly reflective metal roof, reuse of the existing roof above the ice arena and a high-efficiency HVAC system. During RCRC renovation, the general contractor diverted 75% of construction demolition and debris from landfill facilities and utilized more than 10% of new building materials with recycled content. Originally designed as a Silver LEED certified facility, solar panels were added to the roof in December 2016 through a partnership with Realgy, LLC, an alternative energy service supplier. e RCRC is the second LEED certified Park District facility. e Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center received Platinum LEED certification in earlier this year. Field Park Cistern A 7,500 gallon cistern is being installed at Field Park to collect water from the splash pad and repurposing approximately 48,000 gallons of water per week for irrigation of the adjacent sports field. is is the fourth cistern in our parks system. Cisterns are also located at the Oak Park Conservatory, Longfellow Park, and the Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center. Parks Foundation Donates Sculpture Members of the Parks Foundation of Oak Park (above) look at the sculpture, "Blue Woman in the Twilight" following its unveiling on October 5 during a public ceremony and celebration. is gi from the Parks Foundation, created by Illinois Sculptor Jacqueline Willis, stands just outside the Park District of Oak Park's Gymnastics and Recreation Center at 21 Lake Street. Sculptor Jacqueline Willis is on faculty at Bradley University and combines a love of engineering and art in her work. e piece, "Blue Woman in the Twilight" was recently on display in the Oak Park Area Arts Council's Sculpture Walk on Harrison Street this summer. It was chosen in a collaborative effort between the Parks Foundation and the Park District's Arts Advisory Committee. For more information about the Parks Foundation or Oak Park, please visit their website at www.parksfoundation.org. Wenonah Park Community Meeting Please join the Park District at a community meeting to review the Wenonah Park site plan, originally developed in 2009, and discuss future improvements. e Wenonah Park site plan review will take place on Wednesday, February 21 at Fox Center, 640 South Oak Park Avenue at 7:00P. To view the current site plan, please visit www.pdop.org.

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