Without their Living Roof, the Academy of Sciences will go into chaos. The Living Roof may look like an oversized garden, but it does so much more than to look pretty.
It is known as the Heart of the Academy.
What does it do for the museum as a whole, you ask?
For starters, it provides insulation for the whole museum. The roof is also equipped with weather stations that monitors the chances of rain, the strength of the wind, and the changes of temperature to help the building's automated systems and skylights adjust to the changes that many exhibits relay on, such as the indoor rainforest; the Living Roof relays vital information to the automated system to keep the rainforest at an appropriate temperature to keep the plants and creatures that live there alive.
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The roof is also a habitat for many birds, insects and other small animals. It contains 1.7 million plants that captures 100% of stormwater and transforms carbon dioxide into oxygen. It is its own little ecosystem. It's amazing what science and technology can create.
This is my favorite exhibit in the Golden Gate Park. It takes place outside, it is great for the environment, and it is beautiful!
Happy Wandering, Alice.
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