Lake Mills Elementary School Earns Top Sustainability Certification
LAKE MILLS, Wis. — On Aug. 5, Lake Mills Elementary School achieved LEED Platinum certification from the USGBC, the organization’s highest sustainability honor.
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UC San Diego’s MESOM Lab Earns LEED Platinum
LA JOLLA, Calif. — The Marine Ecosystem Sensing, Observation and Modeling (MESOM) Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego’s (UC San Diego) received LEED Platinum certification after opening last year.
Gustavus Adolphus College Receives Major Green Recognition
ST. PETER, Minn. — The Beck Academic Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College has earned LEED Platinum certification. The $30 million, 125,000-square-foot building is the third academic building to attain LEED Platinum certification in the state of Minnesota.
Read moreUCSD Opens Collaborative Biomedical Research Facility
LA JOLLA, Calif. — The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) recently opened a new $113 million Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility in La Jolla. The 196,000-square-foot building was designed to encourage collaboration between scientists in the region and worldwide.
N.C. School Sets New Standard for Sustainability
LUMBER BRIDGE, N.C. — With a cutting-edge financing model and a groundbreaking facility, Sandy Grove Middle School marked a turning point in both sustainability and school construction.
Southwestern Law School’s First Residence Earns LEED Platinum
LOS ANGELES — The Residences at 7th, a new 133-unit residence hall on the Southwestern Law School campus in Los Angeles, was recently awarded LEED Platinum certification. This modern, non-smoking structure was recognized for a highly sustainable design, careful use of construction materials and resources, recycling efforts and its close proximity to public transit.
Read moreNet-Zero UI Urbana Campus Aims for Top Sustainability Ratings
URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois will soon add a $95 million, net-zero engineering facility to its Urbana campus. The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Building, which will serve an estimated 2,500 students upon completion, has been under construction since January 2012 and aims to welcome students in August 2014.
Read moreU.C. Davis Earns Third LEED Platinum Award
DAVIS, Calif. — The University of California, Davis earned its third LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its new 83,000-square-foot complex.