On January 25, the City Commission of Lauderhill voted on approving the design and construction of the 1200 seat Lauderhill Performing Arts Center and Library. The site located at the Central Regional Park, is a joint project between the City of Lauderhill and Broward County.
The County is paying for the construction of the Library and its operation. The connected Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC) will be operated by the City, and each entity is contribution $5.7 million to its construction. Additionally, Lauderhill is assigning up to $440,000 from its Federal Energy Block Grant to qualify the building to be built to LEED Gold standards.
LEED is a nationally recognized standard for energy and environmental construction. Performing Arts Centers typically consume a large amount of energy due to its size and needs. By building to the LEED Gold Standard, the costs of operation will be significantly less, estimated at least 30% less then a non LEED Building. The LPAC will include solar panels to generate its own electricity and a solar powered water heater system. This building is the first LEED Gold Performing Arts Center in the Southeast United States, and the first city or county LEED Gold Building in Broward County.
The approximately $13.5 million dollar building is expected to start construction this year, and be open by Nov. 14, 2011.
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