The Musarium will be an environmentally-friendly project in all aspects.

The Musarium will be built to the highest green certification standards.

Environmental Stewardship

Cambridge Seven Associates has long been in the forefront of the green movement, designing museums and exhibits that focus on ecological issues and encourage learning about the environment. Beginning with the New England Aquarium in 1962, C7A has been promoting environmental stewardship with aquariums and nature centers from Baltimore, Tennessee, and Missouri to Lisbon, Osaka, and Kuwait.

Green Design

Today this environmental ethic continues to inform C7A’s approach to sustainable architecture. On every project designers work with a sensitivity to site, a responsiveness to the natural world, an economical and innovative approach to sustainable materials, and a concern for the larger community, to create buildings that enhance our world.

Team Approach to Sustainable Design

Cambridge Seven Associates believes that effective sustainable design requires a complete team approach, with commitment from the client and expertise from each and every design and engineering firm. Accredited professional architects within C7A collaborate, from the outset, with certified mechanical and electrical engineers, to create holistic solutions for green buildings.

U.S. Green Building Council

Furthering its commitment to sustainable design, C7A has joined the U.S. Green Building Council. Cambridge Seven Associates recognizes the LEED program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) as a valuable certification tool both for professionals and for our buildings.

Green at Every Level

In a continuation of C7A commitment to promote the design and construction of environmentally responsible, healthy places to visit, live, learn, and work, C7A has supported LEED accreditation for members of the firm at every level, in both architecture and exhibit design. Principals John Stebbins, AIA and Steven Imrich, AIA lead a team of Stefanie Greenfiled, AIA, Amy Hastings, AIA, Marc Rogers, Douglas Simpson, Emily Grandstaff-Rice, AIA, Damon May, AIA, Dennis Morelli, and Douglas Flandro who have all been officially certified by the USGC as LEED Accredited Professionals. Moving forward, the Principals of Cambridge Seven have all committed to becoming certified with the U.S. Green Building Council, and are currently taking certification classes. These LEED Accredited Professionals assist all our design teams in formulating the most sustainable approach to design decisions.

John Stebbins, AIA, LEED AP

John Stebbins, architect, exhibit and urban designer, excels in the analysis of environmental and planning problems, responding to contextual and programmatic needs to create memorable spaces. With a Masters from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, John’s experience with urban and architectural issues, community groups and user needs lead to design solutions which provide real value to society. As a LEED Accredited Professional, John served as Principal in Charge on the new USFWS Headquarters and Visitor Center at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The project incorporates geo-thermal heat pumps, natural ventilation and solar screening as well as structural insulated panel technology for the wall systems. The general orientation of the buildings in the complex, as well as height and roof geometry, play a large role in the energy use evaluation.