Center of the West receives sustainability award

Posted 6/27/19

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West was recently granted a Sustainability Excellence Award from the American Alliance of Museums for its long-term efforts to reduce energy consumption.

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Center of the West receives sustainability award

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The Buffalo Bill Center of the West was recently granted a Sustainability Excellence Award from the American Alliance of Museums for its long-term efforts to reduce energy consumption.

Only one or two museums receive the national award each year. The award is a signature program of the Environment and Climate Network that educates, facilitates and encourages green practices in museums.

Phil Anthony, operating engineer with the center’s facilities department, said the award “vindicates 20 years’ worth of work.”

Anthony has been a part of the center’s sustainability upgrades for more than two decades. Since 2011, he has also been an active member of the BBCW Green Team, a group of staff volunteers who do their part in promoting sustainability and managing a recycling program.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager program currently does not have a category for museums. The program tracks energy consumption to rate a particular property as compared to other buildings in similar occupancy categories and climate zones.

“The more facilities participate, the more we will be able to compare ourselves to others, looking for improvements in energy management,” Anthony said.

Long-term plans to replace aging equipment and improve sustainability within the museum continue.

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