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                        Figure 5.12  Paleontology Museum building integrated
                        photovoltaic (BIPV) solar power system. Photo courtesy of Lehrer+Gangi
                        architects.


                       ■ Outdoor banner projectors use LED lamps that use minimal amount of electric power.
                       ■ All feeder conduits and branch-circuit wires, whenever warranted, have been
                         oversized to minimize voltage-drop losses.


                       Solar power cogeneration design measures One of the most significant
                       energy-saving design features of the Water and Life Museum is integration of PV solar
                       power as an integral component of the architecture. A 540 kW dc solar power system
                       consists of 2955 highly efficient Sharp Electronic solar power panels that cover the
                       entire rooftops of two museum campuses that make up the Water and Life Museum,
                       the Anthropology and Paleontology Museum, a lecture hall, and cafeteria and gift shop.
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