The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice

Sarah S. Brophy, Elizabeth Wylie

Rowman Altamira, 2008 - Architecture - 200 pages

Global climate conditions demand a response by institutions that are here for the long haul--as museums are--to collect, preserve, and interpret in perpetuity. Environmentally friendly practices are crucial to the mission of our museums, which, as houses of preservation, are uniquely suited to modeling green behavior and sustainability. In The Green Museum, authors Sarah Brophy and Elizabeth Wylie 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 show in case studies of museums that have already taken steps to become green. In this easy-to-read book, the authors demystify the process of going green, including detailed explanations of the basics of recycling, options for environmentally friendly exhibit design, and how to conduct energy audits. The Green Museum is full of practical information for museums of any size and a vital resource for every museum that wants to remain relevant in an increasingly green world. The Green Museum is printed with soy-based ink on recycled stock.

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Brophy mentions quite a few things I was already aware of, and/or practising so I'd recommend this for those just starting to get on the "Green" bandwagon. I was very glad to see the "Knowing What Is ...

Contents

• The Idea: 1
• Collections Care: 4
• Green Is Here to Stay: 7
• How Do You Know What Green Is?: 8
• What Makes Buildings Sites and Operations Green?: 9
• Get the Green Word Out: 11
• Green Influence Advocacy and Market Muscle: 13
• Synergies with Existing Green Practices: 19
• Turning the Idea into Policy and Public Trust: 25
• Public Expectations: 27
• Green Education in Las Vegas: 31
• The Metrics: 33
• Benchmarking and Creating a Baseline: 35
• Carbon Footprint: 38
• Energy Audits: 40
• Waste Stream Audits: 43
• LEED Program: 44
• Other Metrics Tools and Systems: 47
• Accreditation: 50
• The Getty Center and LEEDEB: 53
• Greening Mass Audubon: 57
• The Options Where Does It Start?: 61
• Creating a Green Team: 62
• Implementation: 67
• Integrated Waste Management: 69
• Green Products and Sourcing: 80
• Green Food Service and Systems: 84
• Green Cleaning and Maintenance: 87
• Green Exhibitions and Materials: 88
• Green Exhibitions and Energy: 91
• Energy Efficiency and Energy Generation: 93
• Water Conservation and Management: 103
• Green Roofs and Walls Green Roofs: 107
• Landscape and Maintenance Practices: 110
• Green Open Space: 112
• Green Historic Preservation: 113
• Green Transportation: 115
• Connecting the Dots: 116
• Where Does It End? It Doesnt: 118
• Policy: 121
• Go Green in Food Service: 131
• Merging Green and Historic Preservation: 133
• The Money: 137
• Sources and Approaches Prospecting Short Course: 138
• Making the Case: 139
• Funding Examples: 141
• Federal State and Local: 142
• Nongrant Programs: 143
• Corporate Support: 144
• Mixing Flinders: 145
• Individual Donors: 148
• Conclusion: 149
• Afterword: 151
• Resources: 153
• Abbreviations: 175
• Glossary: 177
• Index: 187
• About the Authors: 199

About the author

Sarah S. Brophy is an independent consultant, helping museums and other cultural institutions become environmentally and financially sustainable. Elizabeth Wylie has spent twenty years in the museum field as a curator and director and now directs business development activities for Finegold Alexander + Associates, a planning and architecture firm specializing in sustainable design.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice; G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
• Authors: Sarah S. Brophy, Elizabeth Wylie
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Rowman Altamira, 2008
• ISBN: 0759111650, 9780759111653
• Length: 200 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Sustainability & Green Design; Business & Economics / Green Business; Business & Economics / Museum Administration & Museology