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The museum is celebrating the completion of its energy efficiency project, which is poised to generate over $100,000 in guaranteed annual energy savings for the Commonwealth of Virginia, provide STEM educational programming opportunities for Virginia's K-12 students, and create significant savings in greenhouse gas generation!
To celebrate the project's completion, the museum is opening its doors to the public for a day of free admission on Friday, November 11, 2022 (Veteran's Day), from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Veterans who visit the museum this day and present their Veteran ID Card (VIC) at the box office will be gifted with two free passes to visit the museum on a future date through the end of 2023 in appreciation of their service!
The energy savings are made possible by a public-private partnership with Siemens and the Virginia Department of Energy that comprises of both improvements and additions to the museum's existing energy systems, including the installation of a roof-mounted solar array (pictured), the installation of an electric vehicle charging station, strategic LED lighting retrofitting, upgrades to the museum's insulation and weatherization, recommissioning of the HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) and BAS (building automation system), and more.
