The Health and Fitness Education Center will be the first building on campus to be LEED certified silver or better. The key elements of a sustainability strategy include, but are not limited to:
- Sustainable site
- Reduce environmental impact of development
- Stormwater quantity and quality control
- Reflective roof and pavement
- 30% reduction in use of potable water
- Energy and atmosphere
- 25% increase in energy efficiency
- Natural light in 90% of regularly occupied spaces
- Reuse and recycle
- Recycle 75% of construction waste
- 20% recycled content in construction material
- 20% regionally produced materials
See the construction progress.
