Science House

Completed in 2003, the 1,476 sf of Science House serves as a public laboratory, classroom, and special event space for the Science Museum of Minnesota’s outdoor science park, The Big Backyard. It is a model energy building on permanent public display. It is a zero emissions building; that generates from renewable on-site sources all of its energy needs on an annual basis. Its energy source is a 8.8 kilowatt photovoltaic-integrated standing seam metal roof. The building’s heating, cooling, and hot water needs are supplied by a ground-source heat pump that uses the earth’s thermal energy to heat and cool the structure.

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