The Green Museum A Primer on Environmental Practice

Name: The Green Museum A Primer on Environmental Practice
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ISBN: 9780759111653

ISBN-10: 0759111650

ISBN-13: 9780759111653

Edition: 2008

Authors: Sarah S. Brophy, Elizabeth Wylie

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Global climate conditions demand a response by institutions that are here for the long haul, as museums collect, preserve, and interpret in perpetuity. Environmentally friendly practices are crucial to the mission of our museums-as learning institutions, museums are uniquely suited to modeling green behavior. In The Green Museum, authors Sarah S. Brophy and Elizabeth Wylie, acclaimed across the country for bringing green to the museum, offer a complete handbook to guide museum staff in incorporating green design into new construction and day-to-day operations. Sustainable practices can save on operating costs and even make museums attractive to new fundraising sources, as Brophy and Wylie…

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication date: 7/31/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.07" wide x 9.14" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Figures and Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Idea


Green Is Good for All Museums


Collections Care


Green Is Here to Stay


How Do You Know What Green Is?


What Makes Buildings, Sites, and Operations Green?


Get the Green Word Out


Green Influence, Advocacy, and Market Muscle


Synergies with Existing Green Practices


Turning the Idea into Policy and Public Trust


Public Expectations


Case: Green Education in Las Vegas



The Metrics


Knowing What Is Green


People and Systems Integration


Benchmarking and Creating a Baseline


Carbon Footprint


Energy Audits


Waste Stream Audits


Life Cycle Analysis: Construction and Daily Use


LEED Program


Other Metrics, Tools, and Systems


Accreditation


Case: The Getty Center and LEED-EB


Case: Greening Mass Audubon



The Options


Where Does It Start?


Creating a Green Team


Implementation


Integrated Waste Management


Waste Load Reduction


Green Products and Sourcing


Green Food Service and Systems


Green Cleaning and Maintenance


Green Exhibitions and Materials


Green Exhibitions and Energy


Energy Efficiency and Energy Generation


Water Conservation and Management


Green Roofs and Walls


Landscape and Maintenance Practices


Green Open Space


Green Historic Preservation


Green Transportation


Green Education: Connecting the Dots


Where Does It End? It Doesn't!


Policy


Case: Go Green in Food Service


Case: Merging Green and Historic Preservation



The Money


Sources and Approaches


Making the Case


Funding Examples


Agency Support: Federal, State, and Local


Nongrant Programs


Corporate Support


Mixing Funders


Individual Donors


Conclusion


Afterword


Resources


Abbreviations


Glossary


Index


About the Authors