Boston Children's Museum

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	Boston Children's Museum
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date
Building Type	Museum
Climate	Temperate
Context	Waterfront
Street Address	300 Congress St. Walk Score
Notes	Occupies a former warehouse on the Fort Point Channel.

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 2.1 Addition & Renovation 2007 3 Maps 4 References 5 External Links

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Building Details

[edit] Addition & Renovation 2007

Green Building Modification (2007)
	Boston Children's Museum
Designer	Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Date	to 2007
Modification Type	Addition (25%), renovation (75%)
Green Certification	LEED Gold Certified (version LEED-NC v2.1)
Green Certification Score	39

Building Details
Client	Boston Children's Museum
Cost	$29,065,461
Annual Building Energy Use per Unit Area	179 kBtu per square foot per year kWh/m2/year
Area	172,000 square feet (16,000 square meters)
Stories	6
Awards	U.S. Green Building Council LEED Level: Gold

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[edit] References

• Boston Children's Museum at Wikipedia
• Boston Children's Museum Expansion and Renovation — case study at USGBC web site
• Boston Children's Museum at Cambridge Seven Associates web site
• "Build Boston 2010" by Evan H. Shu, FAIA, ArchitectureWeek No. 501, 2010.1215, pN1-1.

[edit] External Links

• Boston Children's Museum web site
  • Boston Children's Museum: Green Museum