04-06-2020
LEED Gold Certified: The Statue of Liberty Museum
The Statue of Liberty Museum. Photo Copyright Iwan Baan
The Statue of Liberty Museum has achieved LEED Gold certification in recognition of the project's sustainable design and respect for its ecological and environmental impact. The US Green Building Council certified the project on March 27, 2020.
The Statue of Liberty Museum opened May 2019 to convey the history and inspiring message of Lady Liberty to a new generation of visitors. Envisioned as an extension of the island's landscape in Liberty Park, its angular forms and spaces are shaped by expansive views and the irregularity of the water's edge, and it enhances the site with multiple planted areas, an extensive green roof, and bird-friendly glass. Materials native to the Island and used in the original construction of the Statue of Liberty and Fort Wood enrich the interior and exterior spaces.
The museum's design features integrated resiliency measures as well as high-performance systems, highly insulated walls, extensive thermal bridge mitigation, glass orientation that minimizes solar heat gain, radiant floor heating, demand-control ventilation, high-efficiency lighting, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. It also utilizes native vegetation including water-efficient and salt/wind-tolerant trees, shrubs, and perennials; a green roof that super-insulates the building by capturing and filtering stormwater; and a rain garden and infiltration trenches that maximize on-site percolation. Durable materials withstand high visitor traffic and the harsh, windswept, maritime setting, including a high percentage of locally extracted and manufactured materials, such as precast concrete panels from Pennsylvania and NSC 373 Gold certified granite stone from Connecticut. Additionally, 92% of construction waste was recycled or salvaged.
More information on the USGBC's website here.
The Statue of Liberty Museum opened May 2019 to convey the history and inspiring message of Lady Liberty to a new generation of visitors. Envisioned as an extension of the island's landscape in Liberty Park, its angular forms and spaces are shaped by expansive views and the irregularity of the water's edge, and it enhances the site with multiple planted areas, an extensive green roof, and bird-friendly glass. Materials native to the Island and used in the original construction of the Statue of Liberty and Fort Wood enrich the interior and exterior spaces.
The museum's design features integrated resiliency measures as well as high-performance systems, highly insulated walls, extensive thermal bridge mitigation, glass orientation that minimizes solar heat gain, radiant floor heating, demand-control ventilation, high-efficiency lighting, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. It also utilizes native vegetation including water-efficient and salt/wind-tolerant trees, shrubs, and perennials; a green roof that super-insulates the building by capturing and filtering stormwater; and a rain garden and infiltration trenches that maximize on-site percolation. Durable materials withstand high visitor traffic and the harsh, windswept, maritime setting, including a high percentage of locally extracted and manufactured materials, such as precast concrete panels from Pennsylvania and NSC 373 Gold certified granite stone from Connecticut. Additionally, 92% of construction waste was recycled or salvaged.
More information on the USGBC's website here.
