The green museum : a primer on environmental practice /

Sutton, Sarah, 1961 August 16-

The green museum : a primer on environmental practice / Primer on environmental practice Sarah S. Brophy and Elizabeth Wylie. - xvi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-174) and index.

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 -- 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 -- 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 foodservice -- Case: Merging green and historic preservation -- Sources and approaches -- Making the case -- Funding examples -- Agency support: federal, state, and local -- Nongrant programs -- Corporate support -- Mixing funders -- Individual donors -- Conclusion.

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Museums--Environmental aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Sustainable design--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Environmentalism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Museum techniques--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Museums--Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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