United States
                     Environmental
                     Protection Agency
                     Washington, D.C.  20460
                 Solid Waste
                 and Emergency
                 Response (5105)
EPA-560-F-04-242
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields/
    &EPA    Green  Buildings  on
                     Brownfields Pilot
                                                           Little Rock, AR
 Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
                                   Quick Reference Fact Sheet
Heifer International Headquarters
Heifer International, a non-profit organization devoted to ending world hunger, is developing its new world
headquarters and an education center on a 28-acre brownfield in a former industrial area in eastern downtown
Little Rock. Heifer will seek a LEED certification at the Silver or Gold level for the 100,000-square-foot
building. Sustainable, environmentally sound features of the building, including alternative energy, land and
water conservation techniques, and efficient uses of natural resources, will be highlighted in public education
programs.

Heifer used its Green Building on Brownfields Pilot support to retain the services of a landscape architect that
specializes in sustainable design and interpretive landscapes. The landscape architect worked with Heifer to
incorporate educational features into the design of its parking area, which will feature bio-swales, aholding pond
for landscape irrigation, minimal impermeable surfaces, and constructed wetlands with native plants. The
design will enable visitors to
learn how  the parking  area
conserves water and  protects
the   watershed   with  an
aesthetically pleasing design.
Some of the educational
features  may include nature
trails and signs that tell the site' s
green design story.

The  Heifer International
Headquarters building will be
one of the first buildings with
significant green design features
in the Little Rock area. For this
reason, the project is also
providing invaluable experience
to   local   architecture,
engineering  and construction
firms in green design and
construction practices.

Preliminary conceptual drawing of Heifer International's new headquarters.

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