Green Buildings Case Studies
The Bakken, Minneapolis’ museum of Electricity in Life, is devoted to educating the public about the role of electricity in our lives. Their exhibits cover every aspect of electricity from our own brain function to the inner workings or our televisions. Since its founding in the 1970s the mission has been to “inspire a passion for science and its...
In a changing community, advances in sustainability are often the result of key individuals who provide the passion, motivation, inspiration, and guidance to a particular project. Such was the case on the University of Minnesota Crookston campus when two students decided that a new dormitory should have a greener footprint—this is their story.
The Hunt Utilities Group (HUG) has been involved with CERTs over the last five years, and is a leader in the research, development and application of technologies and methods that support sustainable living and environmental stewardship. Their work inspires innovation and explores new and creative ways to build community.
After an extensive capital campaign the Hartley Nature Center’s brand new Interpretive Center opened summer of 2003. The Interpretative Center incorporates the use of green technologies in the construction and site selection. The Hartley Nature Center is located outside of a delineated wetlands area on old pasturelands, which were heavily invaded by...
Science House, a four-season, 1,200-square-foot building located in the Science Museum of Minnesota’s 1.2-acre outdoor science park, The Big Backyard, will operate as a public laboratory, classroom, exhibit area, or a special events space for the park. It is designed to be a zero-emissions building.
On November 2nd, 2006 the Northeast Regional CERT team toured what was described by one of the pioneers of the blower door test as “the tightest building in the U.S.” The Waldsee Biohaus Environmental Living Center outside of Bemidji is truly a marvel of green building design.
Riders of the Hiawatha light rail may notice an interesting roof as they head North from the Lake Street/midtown station. The Green Institute’s Phillips Eco-Enterprise Center (PEEC), located at 2801 21st Avenue South in Minneapolis completed a 4000 square foot green rooftop in the spring of 2004. The green rooftop is one of three projects installed on...
The Hunt Utilities Group (HUG) research campus has been described by some as a “playground for energy geeks.” Their research campus is a center for sustainable building design and materials use, and houses non-profits Rural Renewable Energy Alliance and Happy Dancing Turtle.
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