| Project: |
Water + Life Museums |
| Location: |
Hemet, California |
| Client: |
Metropolitan Water District
Foundation |
| Size: |
22 acres |
| Web: |
www.westerncentermuseum.org |
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Awards:
- Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles, Design Green Honor Award
- American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter, Honor Award
- Pacific Coast Builders Conference, Gold Nugget, Merit Award
- Pacific Coast Builders Conf., Gold Nugget, Best Sustainable Commercial Project Award
- American Institute of Architects, Pasadena
Chapter, Honor Award
- Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, High
Performance Building Award
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Challenge: To create a cultural resource associated with the Metropolitan Water District’s Diamond Valley Lake Reservoir, the largest earthworks project on U.S. soil.
Solution: The first LEED Platinum rated museum in the U.S., the campus incorporates state-of-the-art technology and is designed as an immersive environmental learning experience. The sustainable technologies employed in this project include:
- Storm water capture and treatment.
- Heat reduction with choice and location of paving materials.
- Use of plant material native to the region
- Locally sourced materials
- State of the art drip irrigation systems that use reclaimed water
- Trees and shaded canopies strategically placed to shade significant areas
- Solar power will be used to provide energy for landscape lighting and irrigation controls
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