Posted by: Izz
7:23am
I found someplace really cool for us to visit over winter vacation!
A Regular Helping of GREENS
DECEMBER 11, 2008
Photo credit: Morgen Murphy
Posted by: Izz
Posted by: Dad
7:35am
Where's that, Izz?
Posted by: Izz
7:39am
The Boston Children's Museum.
Posted by: Dex
7:42am
Boston in December? Cool! Well, more like freezing!
Posted by: Izz
7:53am
Ha, ha. No, the museum is cool because they made it bigger, better, and greener all at the same time. It even received the US Green Building Council's LEED Gold Certification.
Posted by: Dex
7:56am
Does that mean that it sold a lot of records?
Photo credit: Morgen Murphy
Posted by: Izz
8:07am
It means that it did tons of stuff to make its building more environmentally friendly, like putting on green roofs, adding those toilets that use less water, building with recycled materials made by local manufacturers, and using floor-to-ceiling windows to let in lots of natural light and reduce the amount of energy needed for lighting and heating.
Posted by: Dad
8:09am
"LEED" stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and getting certified means you made a huge commitment to green design, building, and operation. The US Council on Green Building has a rating system in place to help designers and builders figure out how to make their projects green.
Posted by: Dex
8:18am
The green stuff does sound pretty cool, but ... is there a green "Middle Schooler's Awesome Museum of Video Games and Really Disgusting Bugs" anywhere?
Posted by: Izz
8:22am
Sorry, cousin, you're out of luck there. But don't worry, we can always leave you home with Hoyt.
Posted by: Dex
8:27am
When do we leave?
