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in partnership with

Heritage Museums & Gardens

Contact:

Anne Scott Putney

President and CEO

Ascottputney@heritagemusems.org

508-685-1040

Region Served: Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Website: heritagemuseumsandgardens.org

Focus Area: Buildings and Energy Completed Planned

Buildings and Energy

Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI) (by end of 2028)

Derive power solely from 100% clean renewable energy - generated onsite or procured through market mechanisms (by end of 2028)

Eliminate all onsite fossil-fuel combustion to heat buildings (except backup generators) (by end of 2028)

Ensure existing buildings achieve an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) 35% below median

Meet your nation's Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction

Additional Goals for This Institution

Engagement

Assist visitors in switching to household renewable energy (by end of 2025)

Educate visitors on sustainable, fossil-free horticulture (by end of 2026)

Food Service

Investments

Divest from fossil fuel investments (by end of 2024)

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements

Support reforestation to sequester carbon

Research

Transportation

Waste

Water

‹ GUM & Botanical Garden Ghent University

Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden ›

Presented by
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Additional Resources

2030 Palette: A Database of Sustainable Design Strategies and Resources

BGCI Technical Review: The Role of Botanic Gardens in Practising
and Promoting Environmental Sustainability

Our Collections Matter: ICCROM

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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