Milwaukee Public Museum Green Roof

The milwaukee public library has 33 000 square feet of green roof above the business and periodicals room.

Milwaukee public museum green roof.

The green roof is engineered with moisture barriers and insulating features to reduce heating and cooling costs minimize the urban heat island effect and protect the library underneath. Mpm s ground floor features two exhibits that are on view to the general public. The vegetation protects the roof from direct sunlight limiting problems resulting from expansion and contraction like leaks and accidental punctures. In october 2011 a green roof was installed on the tallest section of the museum building six stories up.

The hebior mammoth and meadows in the sky. Visit the green ideas area at central library for more information on the green roof and how you can become more green at home and at work. The milwaukee public art museum milwaukee public library rockwell automation global water center uwm school of freshwater sciences alverno college and northwestern mutual building are just a few buildings in milwaukee with green roofs that capture millions of gallons of water. Green roof tours of milwaukee public library s central library are offered.

For accommodation requests related to a disability contact us at access mpm edu or 414 278 2728. The green roof trend has certainly taken off in milwaukee. Mpm was awarded a grant from the milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district s 2011 regional green roof initiative program a program that aims to. And houses more than 1 000 biotrays planted with sedum.

Milwaukee wi 53233 mpm strives to be accessible to all visitors. Wednesdays at 12 noon and saturdays at 10 a m. The milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district awards milwaukee public museum with a green luminary award for being an early adopter of green infrastructure wi. That garden was installed two.

The milwaukee public library has 33 000 square feet of green roof above the business and periodicals room. Mpm s green roof is 4 100 sq. These exhibits are accessible to the public at any time and can be seen without buying an admission ticket. The museum s roof garden provides a bird s eye view of another mmsd subsidized green roof on top of the downtown milwaukee public library roof across w.

The green roof is engineered with moisture barriers and insulating features to reduce heating and cooling costs minimize the urban heat island effect and protect the library underneath.