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This page is dedicated to spreading the word about the innovative green projects happening at museums large and small around the World. It started with just North America, but clearly, one continent at a time is not a solution for the world's environmental problems!
4/3/09
MassMoCA in North Adams, MA, is hoping to build a Recovery-Act supported Solar Array and become a teaching center. Their site, with all that mill rooftop, and so close to a power distributor, sounds pretty ideal.
If you are a part of a green museum project, please share your story! Add a thread to this page and be sure to include the institution name and website and a description of your project. By sharing your disappointments and successes, we can learn from one another and grow the green museum movement.
4/3/09
MassMoCA in North Adams, MA, is hoping to build a Recovery-Act supported Solar Array and become a teaching center. Their site, with all that mill rooftop, and so close to a power distributor, sounds pretty ideal.
The Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA - Next Step - A LIVING BUILDING!
Here are links to two articles about the recent building project which won the Eco Structures Evergreen 2008 Award, and the next building which will be a Living Building. You must keep an eye on this project and how they go about developing the project.
Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College http://yournewburchfieldpenney.com/
When it opens in November, the Burchfield Penney Art Center is expected to be the first art museum in New York state to be certified by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. Slated for silver certification, the museum is designed to meet rigorous standards in the areas of site sustainability, water use and efficiency, reduced use of energy and atmospheric impact, use of materials and resources, improved indoor air quality and innovation and design process. In addition to LEED recognition, the museum will be a participant in the New York Energy Smart New Construction Program, meeting state standards to reduce energy usage and consumption.
When it opens in November, the Burchfield Penney Art Center is expected to be the first art museum in New York state to be certified by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. Slated for silver certification, the museum is designed to meet rigorous standards in the areas of site sustainability, water use and efficiency, reduced use of energy and atmospheric impact, use of materials and resources, improved indoor air quality and innovation and design process. In addition to LEED recognition, the museum will be a participant in the New York Energy Smart New Construction Program, meeting state standards to reduce energy usage and consumption.
