Science House
Completed in 2003, the 1,476 square foot Science House serves as a public laboratory, classroom, and special event space for the Science Museum of Minnesota’s outdoor science park, The Big Backyard. It was one of the first net-zero buildings in the United States, and is a model energy building on permanent public display.
Science House
Completed in 2003, the 1,476 square foot Science House serves as a public laboratory, classroom, and special event space for the Science Museum of Minnesota’s outdoor science park, The Big Backyard. It was one of the first net-zero buildings in the United States, and is a model energy building on permanent public display.
It is a zero emissions building that generates all the energy it needs from its 8.8 kilowatt photovoltaic-integrated standing seam metal roof. The building’s heating, cooling, and hot water needs are supplied by a ground-source heat pump that uses the earth’s thermal energy to heat and cool the structure. A Mezzanine was added in 2007 to provide additional education space.
See more about how this project fit’s into Shelter’s larger firm history here.
Completed
2004, 2007
Team
Shelter, The Weidt Group
Accolades
MEI 2004 Environmental Initiative Award in Energy, One of the first Net-Zero Buildings in the U.S.
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