I imagine you'd like to learn of other underground and green storage 
facilities. Chicago's Field Museum recently opened a new wing. It includes 
storage and public spaces with the storage not only underground but in 
turn-of-the-last-century landfill surrounded by a lake. I don't have a 
contact there but I would start by talking to their conservation staff.

Best wishes,
Diane Gutenkauf
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:36:07 -0400, Christina Phillips 
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>Our institution is pursing land and construction for a new storage
>facility in the near future.  One of the driving forces and selling
>points behind the project is that the building will be a "green
>building".
>The initial Feasibility Study highlighted most of the storage
>underground, in a hillside, and/or with a sedum rooftop.
>
>For collection preservation this raises a few red flags.  There is data
>out there to support 'why not to do it this way' - including data from
>FEMA, who have stated any cultural institution storing materials
>underground basically does not have a Disaster Plan.
>
>However, there is also data out there supporting such under-ground
>transitions for new cultural institution construction projects.
>
>As a result I am trying to pull together as much supporting data for
>either argument to help our institution make the right choice.
>
>Your help is appreciated.  Please feel free to respond off-list at my
>e-mail address below.
>
>
>
>Christina M. Phillips
>New York State Museum
>Museum Collections Coordinator
>CEC - Museum Operations Rm 3021
>Albany, New York 12230
>telephone: 518-485-8845
>fax: 518-473-8496
>e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
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