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• The new facility will boast a LEED certified energy efficient design. The LEED green building certification program encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through a suite of rating systems that recognize projects that implement strategies for better environmental and health performance.
• Geothermal heating and other energy initiatives will result in a savings of up to 50 percent annually over base Iowa Energy Code. 
• Other energy initiatives include solar thermal domestic hot water; LED lighting in exhibits, garage, and on the exterior site; increased wall and roof insulation; dual level switching, occupancy sensors, premium ballasts in light fixtures, advanced lighting controls, and daylighting controls; CO2 controls with variable frequency drives; and total heat recovery.
• The NCSML received a grant from the Iowa ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) State Energy Program to help fund these energy initiatives.

• We are going to open a world-class museum and library in the summer of 2012
• Multi-sensory permanent exhibition with captivating stories, original artifacts and hands-on exploration
• Cohesive and well-planned campus
• Changing exhibits featuring a broad range of historical and contemporary subjects that create opportunities for visitors to connect and explore
• Educational programming for all ages
• We will inspire people from every background to connect to Czech and Slovak culture as a way for them to better understand their world and themselves.
• We are focused on National Mission Delivery (great website, oral history project, traveling exhibitions, work with other C/S orgs)
• We provide visitors with an inspiring, participatory experience
• We address important issues facing society (freedom, identity, immigration)
• Important stories are being lost – it is our mission to preserve them for the future
• Museums are an important way to educate and inspire people; museums are catalysts for social change
• Not just a recovery, but a renaissance
• No other U.S. institution is better positioned to carry this work forward
• By better understanding others, visitors will better understand themselves.
• Visitors will be inspired to question: Who Am I? Where did I come from? What makes me unique? What do I stand for?
• We are the leading educational resource in the U.S. on the history and culture of the Czechs and Slovaks
• We engage diverse audiences

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