Page 7 - Transformations Brochure

The Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA

Size: 206,000 sf

Completion: April 2013
Market: Visitor Serving

The Exploratorium’s move to Pier 15
provides a prime waterfront location for 2050
this internationally acclaimed museum of 2045 Cumulative
science and perception. The complexity Emissions
of the program was matched by the 2040 (TCO2e)
challenge of rehabilitating an existing
historic structure into the country’s 2035 60000
largest net zero energy museum.
2030

50000
Lessons Learned

1 The temperature of the Bay 2025
fluctuates between 50°F and 66°F 40000
seasonally, and is used as a heat
source and heat sink to efficiently
produce hot and chilled water for the
building’s radiant slab. 73,800 gallons 2020 30000
of bay water circulate through the
building every hour.

20000
2 16% of the roof area captures and Pathway to Climate Positive
stores up to 338,000 gallons of
rainwater for toilet flushing.
Reduction from Baseline 10000

3 78,712 sf of rooftop solar panels Operational Emissions
provide 1.262 megawatts of peak AC Embodied Emissions
power or 2,113,715 kWh-AC/yr. Sequestration & Energy 0
Production