Oct 4, 2021
Look and walk inside the future living building and home of the Stanley Center at 304 Iowa Avenue in Muscatine via this video preview by Neumann Monson Architects.
Longtime residents of Muscatine may remember what it was like to walk through the former Musser Public Library at 304 Iowa Avenue. As renovations begin on the new home of the Stanley Center, take a look inside to see how the spaces will look in our future living building.
Written by Justin R. Wolf and produced by Ecotone Publishing, the book explores our collaborative approach to designing and constructing a biophilic and regenerative building aspiring to meet the most robust building standard in the world, known as the Living Building Challenge.
April 23, 2024
The Stanley Center wants to know: what does sustainability look like to you?
April 3, 2024
The Stanley Center for Peace and Security invites our local community to attend the Sustainability Fair in celebration of the Grand Opening of our new home at 304 Iowa Avenue.
May 10, 2023
In March and April 2023, Stanley Center staff moved into our new Stanley Green Home at 304 Iowa Avenue.
April 12, 2023
This artwork will represent our efforts to reconcile our dwelling in Native lands and bring awareness to the colonial history and ongoing injustices faced by Native people.
April 6, 2023
The time capsule from 1901 and 1971 discovered during renovations at 304 Iowa Avenue has been returned to the building with the addition of new artifacts from the present day.
February 23, 2023
Episode 3 describes the living history of the Stanley Center home in Muscatine, from the Meskwaki villages that flourished on the land to the original Musser Library building that we are in the process of renovating.
November 22, 2022
Emily Moffit, an engineering student at Iowa State University, shares her experiences as a field engineering intern at the Stanley Center's living building construction project.
October 22, 2022
Graham Construction finds new ways to repurpose and recycle existing materials while renovating 304 Iowa Avenue.
August 15, 2022
A time capsule was discovered by Graham Construction at 304 Iowa Avenue that contained items from 1971 and 1901 illustrative of the building's history as a public library.
July 14, 2022
What are the seven petals of the Living Building Challenge and how have the imperative requirements of each one guided the design and construction of Stanley Center's new home?
April 22, 2022
The first phase of construction—demolition—is well underway. At least 80% of waste from this phase of the project will be diverted from landfills.
December 21, 2021