Greening Boston Children's Museum
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The document discusses the Boston Children's Museum's plans to make their facilities more environmentally friendly through a project called "Project Green Kids". It outlines their goals of educating children and visitors about environmental stewardship using the building and site as teaching tools. It also describes some of the green features they intend to implement, such as a green roof to reduce stormwater runoff and urban heat island effect. It discusses the process of developing their plan, including engaging professionals and determining how to measure the project's success in achieving environmental and educational goals.
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- 26. Integrative Design Collaborative Buildings + Habitat + Community 20 Woodland Street · Arlington, MA 02476 · 781.483.3040 v · 617.797.6099 c · wgr@natlogic.com www.natlogic.com MEETING NOTES Date: August 30, 2004 To: Boston Children’s Museum From: Bill Reed Re: Notes from the Green Design Workshop, August 25, 2004
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- The Boston Children’s Museum (BCM) exists to help children understand and enjoy the world in which they live. The sustainable design objectives being pursued in the expansion and renovation of Boston Children’s Museum seeks to set a new standard for educating children an families about the importance of environmental stewardship, while establishing a model for the museum industry for high performance buildings that minimize environmental impact and are efficient to operate. The Boston Children’s Museum is undergoing its first major addition since moving into the 117 year-old building. The project is submitting the new addition for LEED certification, targeting LEED-NC v2.1 Gold. Note that several credits are being submitted under LEED-NC v2.2, which include SSc4.4, Parking Capacity, MRc6 Rapidly Renewable, and EQc7, Thermal Comfort (both credit in accordance to the substitution guide).
- Purpose: Remind Board of vision and goals for the project