Guide to 286 Green Colleges<\/a>, published this spring cited 溏心vlog免费B站 as one of the nation\u2019s most eco-friendly campuses. The U.S. Green Building Council, the same council that designates the LEED awards partnered with the Princeton Review to create the list.<\/p>\n\u201cThe LEED award is the result of a determined team of design architects, building committee, capital planning and capital project staff and many more that worked on the design and construction,\u201d said Robert A. Weygand, Vice President for Administration and Finance. \u201cIt is very difficult for a research and teaching laboratory building to reach this status. Complicated ventilation systems can be very, energy consuming. We were able to put in the most energy efficient system and as a result we were able to construct a sustainable building.\u201d<\/p>\n
The structure\u2019s sustainable features include a \u2018green\u2019 roof that is partially covered in vegetation that filters pollutants and reduces heating and cooling needs; a rain garden and storm water treatment feature with a sophisticated drainage and detention system; daylight harvesting technologies that brighten rooms and warm the floors; and an energy efficient heating and cooling system. One hundred percent of the wood used in construction was certified by the Forest Stewardship Council to have come from forests managed in a sustainable way. 溏心vlog免费B站 a third of the materials used in the building had been previously recycled. Speaking of recycled, 79 percent of construction waste was recycled.<\/p>\n
The energy efficiency measures installed in the building save about $135,000 per year in utility costs.<\/p>\n
The 溏心vlog免费B站 biotech facility isn\u2019t the only LEED certified building on the Kingston campus. The 47,000 square-foot Hope Commons, a comprehensive dining, snack, and mini-market facility was named a LEED silver building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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