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\nPublished: January 10, 2013<\/p>\n

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One of several Exploratorium exhibits at the Public Market in Emeryville
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TMG Partners and the City of Emeryville welcome the public to\u00a0discover the science of sustainability in eye opening new \u201cGreen Living Room\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Today, developer TMG Partners, in conjunction with the City of Emeryville, unveiled a unique place for Bay Area residents to play and learn as officials cut the ribbon on new permanent exhibits from the Exploratorium at the Public Market in Emeryville<\/a>. Woven throughout the outdoor walkways and plazas of this popular shopping, dining and work destination, the Exploratorium\u2019s hands-on science displays represent the world-renowned museum\u2019s first outdoor presence in the East Bay. Public Market recently sold to City Center Realty Partners\/Angelo Gordon who are working with TMG to continue to create a unique mixed-use community at Public Market.<\/p>\n

The Exploratorium\u2019s exhibition is a key feature of the Public Market’s \u201cGreen Living Room,\u201d an artful, interactive living park that will engage the Public Market\u2019s 3,000+ daily visitors to discover how the latest in green design and management revitalized this private, mixed-use project. The Green Living Room was funded in part by a $1.35 Million California Catalyst Communities Grant to model sustainability best practices state-wide.<\/p>\n

“The Exploratorium is thrilled to join the Public Market Emeryville,\u201d Exploratorium Executive Director Dennis Bartels said. \u201cOur participation in the Green Living Room is a great example of \u2018place-making,\u2019 with exhibits chosen to help the public notice the specific wind patterns or different sediment characteristics of the bay, among other natural phenomena. This collaboration is the work of Exploratorium Global Studios\u00ae, which places our exhibits in all kinds of venues around the world. After all, science happens everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

The museum\u2019s exhibits reflect Emeryville\u2019s bay-front environment, drawing on phenomena as varied as wind patterns, visual perception and bay sediment. The Exploratorium displays are the culmination of a green renovation that TMG undertook to transform the 14-acre mixed use Public Market site into a model of eco-friendly living. Home to retail, office, a forthcoming residential project and well known for its ethnic restaurants, the Public Market is a well-established gathering place that reflects the diversity of the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re delighted that these new exhibits are permanent attractions in our city, here for generations to come, explaining environmental science and the Public Market site\u2019s natural history,” said Patrick O\u2019Keeffe, Emeryville City Manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat TMG has created here is powerful. By demonstrating sustainable best practices including solar car-ports that fuel electric-vehicle charging stations, recycling, car-sharing, and sustainable landscaping, the Public Market\u2019s Green Living Room will inspire others throughout the State for decades,\u201d explained California State Assembly Member Nancy Skinner who represents the 14th<\/sup> Assembly District including Emeryville.<\/p>\n

\u201cTMG is proud to have created a partnership with San Francisco\u2019s Exploratorium, the best scientific \u2018explainer\u2019 in the business, to provide a hands-on, fun experience of what it means to interact with the natural and the built environments,\u201d noted Michael Covarrubias, Chairman and CEO of TMG.<\/p>\n

The Exploratorium closed its facility in San Francisco\u2019s Marina district to relocate to its new waterfront home on San Francisco\u2019s Pier 15 on January 2. The new site, which opens on April 17, will feature over 2 acres of outdoor exhibits for the first time. The partnership with Public Market Emeryville is an extension of the Exploratorium\u2019s educational mission, bringing its participatory learning directly to communities.<\/p>\n

Exploratorium \u201cExplainers,\u201d teens who help guide participants, were on-hand at today\u2019s ceremony while dozens of people played with the Public Market\u2019s new exhibits, designed by the Exploratorium\u2019s Outdoor Team, and which include:<\/strong><\/p>\n