Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum - Seattle, WA
N 47° 37.212 W 122° 21.015
10T E 548823 N 5274292
The Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum holds LEED Silver certification.
Waymark Code: WMVCC7
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2017
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Our family visited the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum and I noticed a LEED sign next to the ticket counter. It reads:
CHIHULY GARDEN AND GLASS
GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM - LEED SILVER
Chihuly Garden and Glass is certified by the Green Building Certification institute as LEED Silver. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and this certification recognizes the environmentally responsible ethic of the project. Underlying the celebration of art are sustainable features like green roofs and energy efficient systems, as well as healthy, recycled, and locally produced materials. Other major green features include conversion of an acre of asphalt paving into lush gardens and recycling the old Fun Forest arcade pavilion into this interior Exhibition Hall, Collections Cafe and The Bookstore. Adapting rather than demolishing the old building not only kept tons of materials out of the landfill, it also saved the energy and water used to manufacture new materials and construct a new building. Take a tour of the green features by following the explanatory signs throughout the building and gardens.
Certification Level: Silver
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