Keith's New Work Building

Last week was a busy time for Keith at work. He works for Nebraska Public Power District and they opened a new building in Norfolk officially last week. After a year of construction, their new eco-friendly, green building was ready for the public to view. On Thursday, the company hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Nebraska Governor, the Board of Directors, and other dignitaries in attendance. Then on Friday, the company hosted an open house for the public.

This is a huge solar power panel that sits outside the building. The panel rotates during the day so that it is always facing the sun. This is one of the eco-friendly items the new building sports.

This is the front of the building. Notice all of the windows used for lighting in the building. The floor in the new building is polished concrete to make it a green building. The building cost roughly 18 million dollars and it is huge. Around 70 employees work out of this building. Previously these employees worked out of four buildings around town. Now they are all in one building. There is room in the building to house all of the work trucks. Another neat feature is that when a truck delivers supplies, it drives right into the building where it is unloaded and then the delivery truck exits out the other side of the building.

Another source of power that the building has is these three wind turbines. They produce power, but they are also used for educational purposes.

The kids and I went to the open house on Friday and Keith gave us a tour of the new facility. Then we enjoyed cake before heading home. The building is so large and has so many hallways that Keith could get lost trying to find his office.

Take care,

Michelle