This project was a new 90,000sf and 106,000sf college dormitories that received a LEED Gold rating on an existing campus.  A 30,000sf new dining hall with full range kitchen to feed 950 students was also designed for LEED Gold Rating.  UPS power utilized for exterior emergency lighting, provisions made for roll-up generator to serve kitchen’s coolers/freezers, and all three buildings designed to utilize daylight harvesting and building sweep controls for automatic lighting shut off during unoccupied modes. 

 

Highlights include:

• 45% Water use reduction beyond building code

• 9% total on-site renewable energy generation with completion of the rooftop solar PV arrays, currently under construction.

• 26% of project materials by cost are sourced within 500 miles

• 86% of construction waste diverted from landfill for recycled uses​

• Landscape Irrigation is from non-potable sources