Kids Discovery Museum, Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Posted
10/28/2011
Known locally as KiDiMu, the Kids Discovery Museum earned LEED
Silver certification in August from the U.S. Green Building
Council. Built within the Island Gateway development, the
5,000-square-foot building is just a short walk from the island's
ferry terminal and town center. The non-profit center provides
children and caregivers a destination venue for interactive
discovery of art, science and culture through hands-on exhibits,
daily art projects, cultural and scientific programs. Established
in 2005 at another location, KiDiMu needed the new building to
accommodate the 40,000 children from a two-county area who now
visit the popular learning and play center annually.
The Island Gateway development is planned to have eight
buildings, all designed for LEED certifications. KiDiMu was
designed, developed and built through a collaboration of local
entities.
The certification in August was for the USGBC's Core & Shell
category, and followed the project's earlier LEED Silver
certification in Commercial Interiors. The dual certifications
inspired KiDiMu's management to add a self-guided "Green LEED Tour"
to showcase the building's eco-friendly design and operational
features.
Butler Builder PHC Construction used Butler Manufacturing's
MR-24 standing seam metal roof system on conventional steel framing
and mixed sidewall materials. The roof assembly was insulated to
R-38 that contributed to the LEED credit earner for Optimized
Energy and Environmental Performance. The Butler metal roof also
contributed to the credits earned for recycled content.
Developer: Asani LLC, Bainbridge Island
Builder: PHC Construction LLC, Bainbridge
Island
Architect: Coates Design Inc., Bainbridge
Island
Metal roof panels: Butler Manufacturing, Kansas
City, Mo., www.butlermfg.com,