Sustainability is one of the most important issues of our time and is threaded throughout our Museum life. Green Living is a vital program of the new Museum through our Art of Living series and our educational demonstration site, our building, The Glidehouse (TM). Here’s some of the green you’ll encounter when you visit (2009):
- Sustainable Design and Architecture
- Alternative Energy Technology
- Pre-Fab Construction
- Water Conservation
- Renewable Resources
- Contemporary Green Living
- Energy Star
- Electric Car/Plug-in Carport
- IPM Collections Management/Storage
- Native Plant/Drought Tolerant Garden
- Fruit Trees and Kitchen Garden
- Organic/BioDynamic Gardening
- Green Business Practices
- Green Building
- LEED (read more about LEED)
LEED Rating. PlatinumThe LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is a market driven program developed for the advancement of green building. It is the front-runner for the design, construction and certification of green buildings.
www.usgbc.org/leed/DMOA seeks the highest LEED rating for its new Museum buildings.
Photo credits: The Glidehouse (TM) by Michelle Kaufmann Designs, photos by: (left) John Swain Photography ; (middle/right) Nick Gunderson
