Friday, November 6, 2009

Seeing green at the movies

No, it's not a new kind of techno-color! Chattanooga's Majestic Theatre, the country's first stand-alone Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) theatre, opens to the public today!

Some of the theatre's green features include:

  • Local, recycled construction materials used throughout building process
  • Motion-sensor lighting
  • White membrane roof to reflect solar energy
  • LED and fluorescent fixtures with programmable controls and sensors
  • Rainwater and condensation collection - for use in restrooms and landscape irrigation
  • Indoor air quality enhanced with environmentally friendly adhesives, sealants, cleaning and maintenance products

In addition, the downtown theatre is convenient to public transportation options and provides recycling collection containers throughout the facility. The building has been certified green through the U.S. Green Building Council.

Chattanooga's Majestic Theatre is located downtown at the corner of Broad and Third streets, across from the Creative Discovery Museum. It replaces the city's Bijou Theatre, which will be gutted and turned into commercial space.

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