Case Study
CASE STUDY: Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, New York
Setting Down Roots: A new building raises a botanical garden’s profile as an institution focused on environmental stewardship.
By Joann Gonchar
The Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) may not be as well known or as large as its counterparts in the Bronx and Brooklyn, but a new visitor and administrative center should raise the garden’s profile, especially as an institution focused on environmental stewardship. The 16,000-square-foot center, completed in September 2007, is part of an approximately $22-million infrastructure and landscape project. The building is on track to receive LEED Platinum certification and will likely be the first publicly funded capital project in New York City to achieve this status.
Published April 2, 2008
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(2008, April 2). CASE STUDY: Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, New York. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/case-study/case-study-queens-botanical-garden-flushing-new-york