Having just opened up it's doors in November, this is one powerful place for kids and adults. The 163,000-square-foot building is stair-stepped into the Wasatch foothills above Research Park and features numerous references to Utah’s land and people. The most obvious is the copper that covers the building’s exterior, articulated in a way to evoke the sedimentary layers of Utah’s red rock geology. The horizontal panels are enriched with various elements so they will oxidize at different rates and in different hues of green and red.
The University of Utah is angling for LEED gold certification, which is a challenge, considering the power needed to safeguard more than 1 million items in a climate-controlled environment and to create a first-class visitor experience.I have designed LEED certified building before in California and it is no small feat let me say - especially gold level.
We decided to take Brenden on a day when Dave wasn't skiing so we could see first hand the building both inside and out - very cool place!
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