Green Design Learning Center

I have been thinking more deeply into my thesis intent, mostly on the "building design" i want to accomplish. Like I mentioned before I plan to do an urban planning idea for the several blocks on High Street between 5th Ave and 9th ave. Along with that I want to design a "Green" Learning Center for the community. This center would hold valuable information that the community would greatly benefit from. Some of the possible exhibits/features of this center would be hands on education in the following topics, may include but not limited to: building materials, green roofs, energy star appliances, green methods for HVAC, water reuse, exterior shell materials, green transportation (hybrid cars, public transportation, biking/walking), etc. I envision this as being an experimental place where the community can test different methods by adding or subtracting different methods to accomplish a energy efficient green design, I want to take it beyond the community and have it so that the knowledge from the community center events/demonstrations will cause the participants to think of things differently and take home their learning and develop them into their daily lives. The building itself could be a masterpiece of green design, maybe its constructed from multiple methods and each method is monitored to show its efficiency. The building could be built from straw bales, or 100% recycled and renewable materials? The possiblities are endless and could all play a little part in making something great that can be highly influential on Columbus and eventually be spread out to a much larger area.