Sustainability Strategy for the World's Largest Children's Museum

FAIN: CLI-298629-24

Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN 46206-3000)
Audra Blasdel (Project Director: September 2023 to July 2024)
Katherine Mathena (Project Director: July 2024 to present)

Climate-informed strategic planning at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in Indiana, including sustainability and facility condition assessment reports and a strategic roadmap for improvements and mitigation.

The proposed project will develop a long-term Sustainability Strategy for The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. An external ESG firm will conduct a comprehensive sustainability assessment, analyzing data from a Facilities Condition Assessment Report and ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit while also collecting new data on water use, waste streams and greenhouse gas emissions to provide a 360-degree view of the Museum’s environmental impact that, coupled with community and stakeholder feedback, will inform a new Sustainability Strategy. This strategy will be built into the Museum's Master Campus Plan to create a roadmap of short- and long-term actions to mitigate environmental hotspots associated with Museum operations. The project will lay the groundwork for a $100 million centennial fundraising campaign, which has a goal of securing $16 million for sustainable infrastructure and facilities improvements.