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The new California Academy of Sciences building, in San Francisco, has been called the greenest museum in the world because of its undulating, 2.5 acre (1 ha) vegetated roof, its emphasis on environmental sustainability, and its energy-saving technologies. The innovative structure combines a natural history museum, an aquarium, a planetarium, and scientific research operations within one facility.
The new California Academy of Sciences building, in San Francisco, has been called the greenest museum in the world because of its undulating, 2.5 acre (1 ha) vegetated roof, its emphasis on environmental sustainability, and its energy-saving technologies. The innovative structure combines a natural history museum, an aquarium, a planetarium, and scientific research operations within one facility.
Under One Green Roof
Reid, Robert L. (author)
Civil Engineering Magazine Archive ; 79 ; 46-57
2016-01-01
122009-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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British Library Online Contents | 2009
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