Cal Academy Wins Award of Excellence!
Posted By Richard Ault On May 13, 2008 @ 12:55 pm In Development, Richmond, San Francisco, Science, Sunset | Comments Disabled
The Green Roof Industry Association has awarded the new Cal Academy of Sciences [1] with an award of excellence [2] for their green roof installation. The new Academy opens on September 27, 2008. The living roof is a key part of the platinum LEED certification the museum has accomplished. From the southeast view the building truly blends in to the landscape. From the west, see picture below, still a sight to behold.
The roof also retains 2 million gallons of rainwater, preventing 70% of the rainwater that falls on the roof from becoming runoff. The water that does run off the roof is collected in basement-level cisterns and reused for roof irrigation. No potable water will be used to irrigate the living roof.
The roof covers an ambitious 197,000 sq. ft. to a depth of 6-7 inches and cost $17 per sq. ft. In conjunction with the building’s other innovative sustainable features, the living roof contributes to many of the anticipated LEED® points, which, when achieved, will make the Academy the world’s largest LEED® Platinum -certified public space
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Photo Credit: Peter Kaminski [4]. H/t to Inhabitat [5].
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[1] Cal Academy of Sciences: http://www.calacademy.org/
[2] award of excellence: http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1039&Itemid=136
[3] Image: http://flickr.com/photos/peterkaminski/2290733552/
[4] Peter Kaminski: http://peterkaminski.com
[5] Inhabitat: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/12/green-roofs-for-healthy-cities-awards-2008/
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