Green is Keen: Utah Museum of Natural History includes innovative green concrete mix
The new building under construction for the Utah Museum of Natural History on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City is a green work in progress.
The 165,000-sq-ft museum, nestled in the hillside of a 17-acre lot bisected by the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, has a host of environmentally conscious building initiatives, including a pervious concrete parking lot and sidewalks, a building skin made of locally harvested copper and rock products, a wind turbine, and a roof with sections of native-seeded plants. The project is designed to inspire an appreciation for science and represent Utah’s magnificent natural history, landscape and future.