The Boston Children’s Museum understood their expansion and renovation on Boston’s waterfront needed to address their commitment to green design and education. Protecting the adjacent Fort Point Channel by reducing storm discharge and recharging ground water became a central goal for Cambridge Seven Associate’s design, with storm and roof water collected and held in a cistern on site, providing a gray-water source for Museum’s low flow toilets and for all site irrigation. The building also features living green roof systems to improve insulation, reduce heat island, and hold rainwater, with lower roof decks where families can observe the sedum planting areas from within the museum. The LEED Gold Certified project was featured in the article “Green Buildings, Green Kids,” in the Spring 2006 issue of Hand to Hand, the magazine of the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM). As an educational tool for children, the museum will also interpret and explain the extensive use of recycled materials, energy efficient mechanical systems, and natural daylighting.

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