A museum dedicated to green themes
(1 Oct 2008) United States, San Francisco, recent 1.California Academy of Sciences Exterior 2.California Academy of Sciences Sign 3.Wide of aquarium 4.Close of aquarium tank 5.Close of .Jellyfish 6.Wide of aquarium tunnel 7. Close up of Scorpion fish 8. Mid shot Gila Monster 9. Midshot Galapagos display 10. Close up of fish Skeleton 11. Albino Crocodile 12. Penguin 13. Museum wide exterior 14. Wide museum roof 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Andrews, California Academy of Sciences: "It's as if we've lifted up the park, built the museum underneath and then we've dropped the park back down with this wonderful two-and-a-half acre living roof." 16.Close up of aerial photo of museum roof 17. Mid shot on roof 18. Pan down from sun to roof 19. Pan down from dome Interior to plants 20. Wide of rainforest dome 21. Close up rainforest plants 22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Frank Almeda, Curator, California Academy of Sciences: "All of the one-point-seven million native plants on the roof are planted in these bio-trays. These are made of coconut husk fibre that's biodegradable and within three to five years this will become part of the soil." 23. Wide of solar panels 24. Close of solar panels 25. Mid shot of Blue Jean Insulation display 26. Close up of Blue Jean Insulation sign 27. Close of insulating material 28. Close of global warming display 29. Close up of global warming map 30. Wide of skylights 31. Wide of men working on skylights 32. Skylight Wide 33. SOUNDBITE: Chris Andrews, California Academy of Sciences Spokesman: "Others are going to come here and look at what we've done and then take it to the next level, so if we can encourage others to do more than us, we'll be very happy." 34. Skylights Medium 35. Skylight Close 36. Wide of pedestrians walking by museum 37. Mid shot of large painted paper globe outside museum LEAD IN: It's being billed as the world's greenest museum The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is now open to the public. The new academy building uses old blue jeans for insulation, and boasts a two and a half acre living roof planted in native wildflowers. STORYLINE: The bizarre and the beautiful of the natural world are aplenty at the new Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, but it's the outside of the (US) $488 building that makes it truly unique. The roof is literally alive - planted with wild flowers and strawberries that will provide habitat for local wildlife. Spokesman Chris Andrews says it's as if they lifted up the park, built the museum underneath and dropped the park back down on top. Andrews believes it is now a wonderful two-and-a-half acre living roof. Senior botany curator, Frank Almeda, explains that the one-point-seven million native plants on the roof are planted in bio-trays made of coconut husk fibre. It's biodegradable and will become part of the soil within five years. The roof will collect about 3.6 million gallons of rainwater each year, preventing storm runoff and feeding the Academy's indoor rain forest inside the building, where scores of tropical fish live in tree filled, murky waters and birds fly openly in a glass dome canopy. The main structure of the building is made from recycled steel. Solar panels will provide approximately ten percent of the academy's energy needs. Portals in the roof, and heavy layers of soil and vegetation will help keep the building cool. Recycled, ground-up blue jeans, are used inside the museum's walls as insulation. Francisco and then improve on the model themselves. He says the aim is to encourage others. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
