U La Verne Residence Hall Achieves First LEED Gold
Vista La Verne, a campus residence hall, has earned the university’s first LEED Gold certification. Sustainable features include a reflective roof, low-flow plumbing, preferred parking for energy efficient vehicles and a covered bike shelter.
Duke U Adds 2 New LEED Certifications
The Duke Cancer Center and Chilled Water Plant #2 have been awarded LEED Gold certification. Along with bike racks and showers for bicycle commuters, the Cancer Center also features a rooftop garden, large windows to allow for natural lighting and occupancy sensors. The chiller plant is able to capture water condensate on the roof and store it for for the building's cooling towers.
Rochester IT Debuts Living Wall, Fuel Cell Power Unit
The institute has installed a green wall and a fuel-cell power unit at the new building for Goslisano Institute for Sustainability. The green wall spans 8 feet wide and 38 feet tall, containing 1,776 green plants that contribute to air quality as well as aesthetics. The fuel cell will produce 400 kilowatts of continuous electric power and will serve as the building’s primary energy source.
Colgate U Fitness Center Awarded LEED Gold
The university’s Trudy Fitness Center features passive solar design, a reflective white roof, and landscaping that does not require an irrigation system. Twenty percent of construction materials were locally sourced and 89 percent of construction waste was diverted from landfills.
Wesleyan U Renovation Achieves LEED Platinum
(U.S.): The renovation of the multi-purpose academic building features a 2,500 square foot green roof, low-flow plumbing, triple glazing on windows, and over 52 percent of the total wood-based building materials that were harvested from FSC-certified forests.
Elon U Francis Center Earns LEED Silver
The renovations of the Gerald L. Francis Center incorporated 95 percent of existing structural elements, included the use of sustainably harvested wood, and resulted in a 96 percent diversion rate for construction waste. The center is the tenth LEED-certified building on campus.
Elon U Residence Building Achieves LEED Silver
The Depot building’s sustainable features include low-flow plumbing, drip irrigation, efficient lighting, a green cleaning program, and a comprehensive approach to stormwater management. The university also purchased renewable energy credits equal to 70 percent of the electric use for two years.
U California Santa Cruz Biomedical Building Earns LEED Gold
Sustainable features at the Biomedical Sciences Facility include daylighting, active chilled beams in the laboratories, reduced air change rates, and low-pressure-drop design of air handling systems. In addition, building information modeling was used throughout design and construction.
2 U Wisconsin La Crosse Buildings Earn LEED Gold
The university’s new residence hall and academic building have both received LEED Gold certification. Centennial Hall features a student-funded solar water heater. Both buildings’ sustainable features include rain gardens, passive solar design, white rooftops to reduce the heat island effect, and ample bicycle parking.
U South Carolina Buildings Awarded Green Globes
Following significant renovations, the Harper and Elliott residence halls have earned two Green Globes. The Green Globes system is a building environmental design and management tool. The buildings’ sustainable features include the use of recycled materials, environmentally friendly amenities, and reduced energy and water consumption.
Harvard U Library Renovation Includes Living Walls
(U.S.): The Harvard Graduate School of Education’s (HGSE) Gutman Library recently underwent a first-floor renovation that included the installation of four “living walls,” ceiling-to-floor panels that are covered entirely with foliage.
Rice U's Baker College Achieves LEED Silver
(U.S.): The renovation of Baker College has earned the university its tenth LEED certification. Sustainable features include windows that are double-paned with low-e glass, water-efficient plumbing fixtures, and occupancy sensor lights. Almost 90 percent of all construction and demolition waste was recycled.
U Wyoming Bim Kendall House Earns LEED Gold
(U.S.): The House, home of the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, features solar panels, renewable building and finishing materials, recycling collection, and a green cleaning program. Students participated in the building’s design. The Haub School offers in-person and online tours to teach visitors how the building reduces resource consumption.
Bradley U Alumni Center Awarded LEED Silver
The Hayden-Clark Alumni Center has achieved LEED Silver through a variety of sustainable initiatives including minimizing energy use and reducing water consumption by more than 30 percent. Regional and recycled materials were also used in construction.
Mesa College San Diego Buildings Receive LEED Certification
The 85,000-square-foot Student Services Center has achieved LEED Gold certification and uses 40 percent less water inside and 50 percent less outside. The Continuing Education Campus has earned LEED Silver and is expected to reduce total building energy use by 43 percent.
Montana State U Laboratory Earns LEED Gold
The Cooley Laboratory’s sustainable features include water-efficient systems, the reuse of the existing building, passive solar design, recycled and sustainable construction materials, and the diversion of more than 1 million pounds of construction waste from the landfill.
U Connecticut Laurel Hall Achieves LEED Gold
The classroom building achieved the highest LEED certification so far at the university. Laurel Hall was designed to include features such as energy-saving window glazing, low-flow valves and faucets, high-performance insulation, and use of rapidly renewable materials such as bamboo and recycled copper. Additional sustainable features include drought-resistant and adaptable plantings, water-efficient bathroom fixtures, and a green roof.
Niagara College Center Earns CarbonZero Status
The college’s Wine Visitor + Education Center has earned CarbonZero Certified status. This achievement means the carbon emissions resulting from the operations of the educational facility have been quantified, audited and offset. The carbonZero program was established in 2001 by Landcare Research New Zealand Limited, to provide robust tools for individuals, organizations and events to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions or carbon footprint with the highest level of credibility and integrity.
U Connecticut's Laurel Hall Receives LEED Gold
The university’s social science and humanities classroom building features a green roof, energy-saving window glazing, low-flow valves and faucets, high-performance insulation, and use of rapidly renewable materials such as bamboo, recycled copper, and other sustainable materials.
Cuyahoga CC Health and Science Building Earns LEED Gold
The Westshore Campus Health Careers and Sciences building features daylight harvesting, native landscaping that eliminates the need for irrigation, 40 percent reduction in energy use and 47 percent reduction in water usage over current required standards.
U Pennsylvania to Open Green Nanotechnology Center
The university has announced it will open a research facility designed to achieve a minimum LEED Silver certification. To be completed by Spring 2013, the building features a green roof, garden terrace and landscape surfaces that will work together to collect rainwater for irrigation and mitigate storm surge impacts.
Asian School of Business Building Earns LEED Gold
(India): The campus has received the certification under the new construction program of LEED-India. The facility features rainwater harvesting, erosion and sedimentation control measures, and recycled construction materials.
Iowa State U Gym Renovation Receives LEED Platinum
(U.S.): The renovation of the university’s State Gym features light fixture sensors, the reuse of 87 percent of the original structure, captured stormwater that can be used to flush toilets, and native landscaping.
U Maryland Building Awarded LEED Gold
(U.S.): The renovation of the 22,648-square-foot facility replaced old building systems, connected the facility to a district chilling and heating plant, improved ADA accessibility, and updated building finishes.
U Wisconsin Stevens Point Debuts Green Dorm
(U.S.): A national energy and environmental group has recognized the institution’s efforts to build an eco-friendly dorm. The residence hall features solar panels, recycled construction materials and energy efficient lighting.
Richard Stockton College Campus Center Earns LEED Gold
The 154,000-square-foot center features optimized energy performance, water use reduction, enhanced commissioning, and the use of recycled and regional construction materials. The building also earned a Community Connectivity Credit by having 10 services within a half-mile of the campus center.
Syracuse U Receives USGBC Award
The university and Chancellor Nancy Cantor have received the U.S. Green Building Council 2012 Green Building Leadership Award. Chancellor Cantor, according to the USGBC, has elevated the mission of green building on campus through numerous LEED building projects and a school-wide goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.
Arizona State U Receives USGBC Awards
The Arizona Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council recognized the university for its accomplishments in achieving LEED certifications for building construction. The university received two awards for most certifications and most LEED Gold buildings in Arizona.
Fleming College Sustainable Building Program to Construct Library
The college’s Sustainable Building Design and Construction program has announced plans to partner with the Municipality of Highlands East to build a new library in 2013. The program averages about 26 students who design and build a completely sustainable structure from start to finish, showcasing green building technologies and energy-saving techniques.
Oklahoma State U to Develop Campus Eco-Village
The university has begun developing a housing option designed to encourage its residents to be more socially and ecologically aware. The eco-village will incorporate ideas about sustainable living in a socially integrated community.
Roosevelt U Building Earns LEED Gold
The 32-story building features rooftop gardens, an exterior glass pattern that deters bird collision, pulper and composting systems, an indoor bicycle storage area, and innovative use of a small and unique urban land site.
Western Michigan U Opens New Sustainability Office
The university’s Office of Sustainability has been relocated to a building that formerly housed the University Bookstore. The renovated facility showcases existing campus sustainability initiatives and a new Sustainability Studio that will house a bicycle repair cooperative. A new electric car charging station has also been installed in the parking lot.
Arizona State U Science Building Achieves LEED Gold
The Interdisciplinary Science and Technology building features a photovoltaic array that supplies over 16 percent of its energy use, optimal building orientation based on local climate conditions, and performance monitoring to ensure the building will continue to meet its energy use reduction goals over the life of the building.
SUNY Sullivan Opens Sustainability Lab
The 1,278-square-foot laboratory includes HVAC, wind, solar, and hydraulic simulators to be used as a teaching and demonstration tool. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority funded the lab through the SUNYGreensNY grant consortium.
U Wisconsin Oshkosh Academic Center Earns LEED Gold
The academic center features roof-mounted thermal and parking lot photovoltaic solar panels, a green roof with low-maintenance plantings, and in-floor radiant heating and cooling systems. The sustainable features are estimated to save the university $182,000 annually.
U California Berkeley Completes Energy Biosciences Building
(U.S.): The science facility was designed to achieve LEED Gold certification. Sustainable features include fume hoods designed to reduce energy use by nearly 40 percent in laboratories, a glass curtainwall, and automated window shades and lighting controls.
UC Davis Community Inspires Plan for Dubai Sustainable City
(United Arab Emirates): Inspired by a visit to the university’s energy-efficient West Village community, a UAE housing developer has begun planning a sustainable city on the outskirts of Dubai. The city developers will collaborate with the University of California Board of Regents on applied research and training related to the sustainable communities.
