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The Greening of a Children's Museum
The Boston Children's Museum expansion and renovation was designed to enhance the building's connections to its urban waterfront site, guided by a desire to build environmental education opportunities into the design. From the adaptive reuse of the onsite 19th-century wool warehouse and industrial site to the new graywater storage system and green roof, the museum has become an environmental teaching tool for its young audience, in addition to becoming the first LEED-certified museum in Boston.
The museum is a private, nonprofit, educational institution founded in 1913 by a group of teachers. Its mission is to help children understand and enjoy the world through hands-on engagement and learning by experience. The museum features exhibits on science, culture, environmental awareness, health and fitness, and the arts.
For more, read the full 12-page case study.
Published October 16, 2009 Permalink Citation
(2009, October 16). The Greening of a Children's Museum. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/news-article/greening-childrens-museum
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