Project Name

California Academy of Sciences

Files

Project Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Year of Completion

2008

Project Architect

Renzo Piano

Owner

California Academy of Sciences

Student Author

Emily Rosa

Archived Year

2014

Climate

Mediterran Climate

Application

Exterior, interior

Material and its Properties

Concrete

Environmental Response

All concrete contains 30% fly ash, a by-product of coal-fired power plants. It also contains 20% slag, a waste product from metal smelting. These industrial by-products would otherwise be destined for a landfill. The use of locally extracted aggregates for the concrete mix is a major contributing factor in the quest for a LEED platinum rating.

Recommended Citation

Piano, Renzo, "California Academy of Sciences" (2008). Building Case Studies. 165.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/165