A Design of a Three-Storey Library Integrated Building Located in Ibabang Dupay Lucena City

Libraries offer services levelling intellectual playing field. Its existence ensures that knowledge and technology are available to everybody. The designed solar – eco - friendly library integrated building contributes in reducing carbon footprint featuring rooftop garden, rainwater harvester and integrated controlled temperature and lightings system. It covers a lot area of 28,985 sq.m. at the heart of Ibabang Dupay Lucena City. This study included architectural and structural design of the building as well as development of technical drawings and plans including technical specifications, bill of materials, cost estimate and program of works. This applied research recommends to construct the designed building in four hundred fifty ( 450 ) days based on the developed PERT – CPM and was evaluated Gold under the LEED rating system with a score of 70 points.