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The cultural sector can now use a Green Menu to take concrete steps to make their premises more sustainable.This gives cultural institutions the opportunity to save costs and manage their building in a future-proof manner.The Green Menu for Museums and Performing Arts provides an accessible insight into the sustainable options for buildings with a cultural function from cavity wall insulation to LED lighting and greening roofs. In addition to the technical possibilities these measures also provide insight into regulations an indication of the savings and an overview of municipal provincial and national financing options.Various cultural organizations have contributed to the development of De Groene Menukaart. These various cultural institutions which are already working hard on sustainability share their experiences and tips on the platform. Scaling up and accelerating The Green Menu for Museums and Performing Arts was drawn up at the initiative of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area MRA the province of North Holland and De Groene Grachten. The cultural infrastructure in the MRA has no fewer than 2000 unique cultural buildings and places which together with the public reach have a major impact on the environment. With this project the authorities in the MRA want to give an impulse to scaling up and accelerating the sustainability of the cultural sector.The region is building on the successful approach that has already been deployed in Amsterdam and Haarlem. For example 16 cultural institutions in the Plantagebuurt in Amsterdam have been working collectively on sustainability since 2011. This resulted in joint purchasing among other things. In Haarlem 9 cultural institutions have worked together to obtain a Green Key certificate. These initiatives show that the cultural sector is aware of the importance of sustainability and that structural cooperation leads to successful projects. About The Green Menu The Green Menu is a knowledge and inspiration platform for making historic and special buildings more sustainable. The platform is an initiative of De Groene Grachten and is supported by more than 50 municipalities more than 10 heritage organisations the National Restoration Fund and the provinces of Noord-Holland Overijssel Groningen and Gelderland. In collaboration with the province of Noord-Holland and the province of Overijssel menus have already been developed for church buildings mills fortresses and farms. With the development of De Groene Menukaart for Museums and Performing Arts a unique collaboration has been realized in Holland for cultural institutions with the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area and the province of North Holland.
