California Academy of Science

The Academy is now the largest public Platinum-rated building in the world, and also the world’s greenest museum.  The Academy earned the platinum rating (highest rating possible) for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction and after operations, for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance.  

The 426,000 sf Academy is a single structure but contains multiple venues, including the aquarium, the planetarium, the natural history museum and the 4-story rainforest.  In addition, there"s a 3D theater, a lecture hall, a Naturalist Center, two restaurants, an adjacent garden and aviary, a roof terrace, and an Academy store.   The building also houses the Academy science labs and administrative offices, including an extensive library and scientific archive consisting of more than 26 million specimens.

Triple Green provided LEED consulting services to the Academy and its sustainable building team in its pursuit and achievement of LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Platinum Certification.  Triple Green worked closely with the project team to define the project goals and Owner’s Project Requirements and to manage the various team members throughout the design and construction process to ensure that those goals are met.  In addition Triple Green prepared a life-cycle cost benefit analysis to the project Owner assisting them to optimize their return on investment and building performance level.