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Windmill Market
Local, Seasonal, Sustainable
Fairhope, AL
Client: Walcott Adams Verneuille Architects
Pursuing LEED EB OM

Windmill & Solar Panels Produce Energy
Primary Lighting through Skylights
Rainwater Used to Flush Toilets
Waterless Urinals and Dual Flush Toilets
"Grey Water Garden" Purifies Water Naturally
Stormwater Captured in Pervious Parking Lot
Recycled Materials Showcased Throughout

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So What Makes the Market Green?

Recycled Materials Scavenger Hunt

Ripple Effects: Growing A Community Garden

The Windmill Market is an open air marketplace in downtown Fairhope, featuring local, seasonal, and sustainable wares. It was conceived as a green business incubator, supporting the craftspeople, farmers, and artisans at the heart of this coastal community. The market acts as a demonstration site for many green building technologies and offers green building tours to students and the general public.

Visitors to the market can go on a "Green Detective" scavenger hunt, and try to identify all of the building materials with a "past life." The Windmill Market has been recognized by the City of Fairhope as an outstanding green building education site.