Abstract:
Theme parks use a vast amount of resources over the course of just one day of operation. Visitors need to eat and drink, which produces wastes that needs to be handled. Armies of people clean the park, tend the landscaping and keep things running. It takes power to keep the rides running and lit throughout the day. Vast quantities of water are used to hydrate visitors, maintain plant material and run a water park. Immense parking lots create a huge volume of runoff and contribute to the heat island effect.
This project explores how the operation and construction of a theme park can be made more sustainable through the design of a sustainable expansion to Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana. Holiday World names all of its areas in the park after holidays the new sustainable area will be referred to as "Earth Day."
The design of a feasible net¬zero facility will assist in proving that theme parks can be green, environmentally friendly and educational while still remaining fun.
