The new Boston Children’s Museum has made a major commitment to green design and has integrated the following elements that has qualified the Museum for the US Building Council’s LEED Gold Certification:
• Green roofs on the new addition
• Storm water reclamation to reduce run-off into Fort Point Channel
• New infrastructure and fixtures to increase building efficiency
• Recycled, local, and low-emitting building materials
Documentary filmmaker, Kate Avery, created a short piece in the Fall of 2008 about Boston Children's Museum's commitment to environment-friendly practices: not only is the museum’s building LEED Gold Certified, but its staff, programs and soon, exhibits, are geared towards helping kids to grow up to live lightly on the Earth. Check it out!
Contact Kate: averyka1 [at] gmail [dot] com
