The AADL Traverwood Library is a benchmark project for the consideration of the suburban library, and an integrated approach to sustainability.  The new library engages the street edge while preserving the wooded environment it protects.  On-street and underground parking further preserve the natural features of the site and activate the community around it.  The architect assisted the owner in securing a $30,000 grant for the reuse of diseased ash trees that are utilized in the construction of the new library, pioneering sustainable techniques of recycled content.

The narrow linear floor plate wrapping the woods provides considerable natural daylighting through the glazed envelopes facing the woods.  The cantilevered overhangs shade the glazing in the summer months reducing the heat gain loads on the interior.  The west facing glazed façade takes advantage of passive heating in the summer months as the deciduous trees drop their leaves and allow a filtered light in the afternoon.
 
The implementation of a Subsurface Stormwater Filtration System, raingarden and reduced impervious paving improve water quality, eliminate erosion, and alleviate flooding on the existing retention system.