National Renewable Energy Lab

USA / Colorado / Applewood /
 government, lab, energy

www.nrel.gov/

(NREL) for short
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Coordinates:   39°44'31"N   105°10'30"W

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  • Before construction started a public meeting was held to describe the building. When questions were asked for a person asked why they had not asked for a permit to build a dam. When asked why he had asked such an odd question he replied "Not odd at all. You have plans to build a solid wall across a drainage channel bed by run-off from South Table Mountain. In the event of even a small storm you will have several feet of water piled up against the building. That makes it a dam." The building was moved and re-designed.
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