By Lindsey CoulterĚý

The Catholic University of America’s newly completed Conway School of Nursing marks a milestone in the university’s mission to address the national nursing shortage. Designed by RAMSA (Robert A.M. Stern Architects) in collaboration with Ayers Saint Gross, and constructed by Clark Construction, the more than 102,000-square-foot facility represents a cornerstone of the university’s campus master plan and embodies the Conway School of Nursing ethos: “Where High Tech Meets High Touch.”Ěý

A Gateway Campus HubĚý

The Conway School of Nursing will not only support the university’s goal of doubling enrollment in the nursing program over the next five to seven years, but it alsoĚýestablishesĚýa new campus gateway for all students and visitors. The stately building replaces a former parking lot with a transformative academic hub that aligns with the university’s historic architecture while introducing advanced learning and sustainability features. Positioned at a prominent and highly visible site on the urban campus, the building was designed to be a new landmark, featuring a tower element that serves as both a visual and a symbolic entryway.Ěý

Additionally, the building’s site plan and landscape design by Michael Vergason Landscape Architects and Ayers Saint Gross reinforce a cohesive campus framework. In addition to the tower feature, the exterior is defined by a cascading stair that links an upper-level student commons to the Trinity Fountain below and a north quadrangle framed by the John K. Mullen of Denver Memorial Library, Edward M. Crough Center for Architectural Studies and McCort-Ward Hall.Ěý

On the third floor, a terrace shaded by a timber pergola offers sweeping views across campus, including vistas of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to the west.Ěý

Collegiate Gothic Design and Contextual IntegrationĚý

The Conway School of Nursing appropriately matches the scale and massing of neighboring buildings while embracing the Collegiate Gothic style that defines the Catholic University campus. The facility was designed to blend seamlessly with the university’s aesthetic of stone, clay roofĚýtilesĚýand bronze light fixtures.Ěý

The building’s facadeĚýshowcasesĚýa creative use of reclaimed granite, which was salvaged from Philadelphia’s Transfiguration of Our Lord Church, built in 1924 and demolished in 2009.ĚýĚý

RAMSA developed a cost-effective precast panel system that integrated the salvaged stone into the modern building envelope. Each stone was split to create a flat face and then was adhered to custom precast concrete panels, producing a durable, modular cladding system that preserves the look of traditional hand-laid masonry. This technique transformsĚýthe salvaged, century-old masonry into a durable, modular cladding system.Ěý

“It was cool to see details that came from the old church — like the holes that were drilled into the stone for flagpoles,” said Tony McConnell, Senior Associate with RAMSA, who led the precast effort. “We chose to keep all those elements, so that as you walk around the building, you see these little follies youĚýwouldn’tĚýexpect on a brand-new facility. It feels authentic.”ĚýĚý

To achieve an even higher level of authenticity and articulation, RAMSA also incorporated CNC-milled molds and rubber casting to replicate intricate stone patterns.ĚýĚý

“Detailing is challenging, but we detail our buildings to the nth degree,” McConnell said. “We want our traditional buildings to look likeĚýthey’veĚýbeen there for 100 years, and they need to fit into the context next to them. Poorly articulated details are a dead giveaway. Historically, precastĚýdoesn’tĚýlike those details — it wants flat, simple things — butĚýwe’reĚýseeing that it can do much more.”Ěý

The panels were then finished with traditional mortar, preserving the appearance of hand-laid stonework whileĚýbenefitingĚýfrom the efficiency, structural integrity and ease of installation offered by facadeĚýpanelization. This cost-effective fabrication and installation approach improved weather tightness and energy efficiency.Ěý

The precast method had theĚýadditionalĚýbenefit of making the project easier to complete on a tight urban site. As the busy main road in front of the buildingĚýcouldn’tĚýbe shut down for any extended period, using precast significantlyĚýexpeditedĚýthe construction schedule and improved safety and efficiency.ĚýĚý

“With precast, we don’t have people climbing up and down scaffolding,” McConnell added. “Anytime we can reduce scaffolding, job sites are safer places.”Ěý

The creative reuse of existing materials also helped the facility achieve LEED Gold certification (it is also targeting WELL Silver), thanks to the incorporation of green roofs, stormwater managementĚýsystemsĚýand bioretention facilities.Ěý

Learn more about how the building blends tradition and technology while centering wellness (and fulfilling a vision that was firstĚýestablishedĚýin Catholic University’s 2012 campus master plan) in the Ěý

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Project Name: The Catholic University of America Conway School of NursingĚý

Area: 102,000 gross square feetĚý

Construction Cost: $62 millionĚý

Architects: Ayers Saint Gross in collaboration with RAMSA (Robert A.M. Stern Architects)Ěý

Landscape Architect: Michael Vergason Landscape ArchitectsĚýĚý

Structural Engineer: SimpsonĚýGumpertzĚý& HegerĚý

MEP Engineer: Burdette, Koehler, Murphy & AssociatesĚý

Civil Engineer: Rummel, Klepper & KahlĚý

Traffic Engineering: VHBĚý

Cost Estimating:ĚýForellaĚýGroupĚý

AV/IT/Security: Convergent Technologies Design GroupĚýĚý

Code Consulting: GHDĚý

General Contractor: Clark Construction GroupĚý

Precast Subcontractor: High Concrete GroupĚý

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• Washington and Lee University’s Williams School building received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.ĚýĚý

• The facility opened in August 2025 and is the first W&L structure to achieve the LEED Gold level, according to the university.ĚýĚý

• The project team pursued strategies tied to energy savings, indoor air quality, sustainableĚýmaterialsĚýand construction waste diversion.ĚýĚý

• W&L said the building supports broader campus sustainability goals, including a climate action plan targeting carbon neutrality by 2050.ĚýĚý

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LEXINGTON, Va. —ĚýWashington and Lee University’s newĚý$38.3 millionĚýWilliams School buildingĚýhas been awarded LEED Gold certification, marking the institution’s first structure to reach the rating system’sĚýGoldĚýtier.Ěý

TheĚý44,500-square-footĚýacademic buildingĚýdesigned by Boston-based architectural firm Goody ClancyĚýand built byĚýKjellstrom-Lee Construction, houses the School of Commerce, Economics and Politics. The facilityĚýopened at the start of the 2025-26 academic year, according to the university.Ěý

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council and evaluates building performance across categories that include energy and water efficiency, materials, indoor environmentalĚýqualityĚýand innovation. The university said the Williams School building received “100% of the LEED points for which it applied” during the review process.ĚýĚý

“LEED Gold certification confirms that in both material quality and operational efficiency, this building meets an incredibly high standard of long-term value,” said Steve McAllister, vice president for finance and treasurer at W&L, according toĚý.Ěý

University Facilities Project Manager Rachel Rowland said sustainability was built into the project from the beginning and reflected the institution’s approach to new construction. “From the outset, the Williams School building was designed with sustainability as a core value,” Rowland said, according toĚý.Ěý

Among the building’s exterior measures, W&L cited adaptive landscaping intended to reduce irrigation needs and chemical inputs, exterior lighting designed to reduce light pollution, and stormwater controls meant to manage runoff and reduce impacts on nearby Woods Creek.ĚýĚý

Inside, W&L reported use of a heat recovery chiller and other systems that contributed to a 37% building energy savings over standard code. The university also connected the building’s heating and cooling strategy to a broader campus utility upgrade intended to transition heating resources from natural gas to a low-temperature hot water system.ĚýĚý

The university said it prioritized certified wood products and indoor air quality measures, including low- or no-VOC interior paints, entry mats to capture contaminants, and CO2 monitors that increaseĚýfresh-airĚýintake when spaces are fully occupied.ĚýAdditionalĚýfeatures cited include low-flow water fixtures, bird-safeĚýglassĚýand centralized waste management systems intended to improve recycling.ĚýĚý

During construction, the university reported a 96.5% landfill diversion rate.ĚýĚý

W&L said the Williams School is the seventh building on campus to receive LEED recognition, and the university is also pursuing LEED review for the Lindley Center for Student Wellness that opened in August.ĚýĚý

This article is based on reporting originally published by The Columns (Washington and Lee University) on Feb. 16, 2026.ĚýĚý

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NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CANADA)—Global integrated design firm Stantec was selected to provide architecture and engineering for new academic and student housing facilities at Douglas College, the largest degree-granting college in British Columbia, Canada. The college educates nearly 25,000 students per year and is transforming the New Westminster, B.C., campus into a “living-learning community.” The total cost of the project is $292.5 million, and the target occupancy date is Summer 2026.

Stantec’s Vancouver team, with support from the firm’s global education sector, is leading architecture, interior design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, sustainability and building performance, acoustics, and Indigenous engagement services for the project. Graham Construction is the construction manager and structural engineering is being provided by RJC Engineering.

The new 200,000-square-foot academic building is fundamental to the college’s mission to provide an innovative curriculum designed to attract and retain world-class students, faculty, and staff. It will accommodate more than 2,400 students and 200 staff with over 30 classrooms, six computer labs, 80-seat lecture hall classroom, 60-seat event room, and specialized and open collaboration labs. In addition, it will house two faculty departments, student study spaces, along with a variety of breakout/meeting rooms, and lounge areas for collaboration. Dining services will be a component of the academic building and augment campus food services available at the legacy campus.

Sharing a structural podium, the new 130,000-square foot student housing component will encourage a sense of community and nurture social and academic interchange. It will feature 368 student beds in both private and traditional shared student housing layouts. Building management systems will provide smart controls for the HVAC, lighting, and energy systems that will optimize environmental performance and energy management. Efficient water use will be obtained through low flow fixtures.

“The new building is the culmination of years of consultation and collaboration to develop a unique building that reflects the kind of supportive community that students have come to expect from Douglas College,” said Dr. Kathy Denton, President of Douglas College. “This will be a welcoming and accessible space that inspires students to achieve their educational goals and become resilient global citizens.”

The new space will target net zero carbon, BC Energy Step Code 4, and LEED Gold certification requirements. Douglas College’s Environmental Sustainability Policy guides their efforts to actively identify and adopt best practices in environmental responsibility, sustainability, and energy efficiency.

“Our team is honored to help redefine the campus experience for students, faculty, and staff at Douglas College,” said Mark Travis, lead architect for the project and principal at Stantec. “Creating spaces rich in learning and community, these new buildings will support the college’s goals to foster a dynamic, accessible, and supportive teaching and learning environment that deeply values excellence and innovation.”

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AUSTIN—The newest kid on the block for the Austin Community College (ACC) District, known as Highland Phase 2, has been recognized with LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for its efforts to lessen waste and increase the campus’s energy efficiency.

As part of the award, the U.S. Green Building Council took note of Highland Phase 2’s use of recycled material and reusing 58 percent of the original structure that was previously on the site.Ěý Other sustainable elements achieved at the site include 200kW solar panels, light-colored paving and roofing to refract as much heat as possible, as well as plumbing features that are meant to reduce wastefulness.

For Highland Phase 2 ACC chose Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects (BGKA) as lead designers and architect of record.Ěý That firm, based in Austin, worked with Perkins & Will, whose purview entailed both architecture work as well as consultation on interior designs.Ěý Together the firms started out by assessing what material could be salvaged from the interior before the redesign commenced.

Another sustainability element at Highland Phase 2 is the chilled beam HVAC system, a recirculation system that uses water to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature.Ěý The slow-moving air makes the HVAC system easier to maintain, saves energy and also reduces background noise for music classes and recording taking place in the building.

Highland Phase 2 is the third campus within the ACC network to earn the designation of LEED Gold certification.Ěý Three other campuses under the college’s umbrella have earned LEED Silver certification.

“ACC remains committed to reducing our carbon footprint and becoming a leader in sustainability efforts,” Andy Kim, ACC’s energy and sustainability director, said recently.Ěý “LEED certification is internationally known.Ěý I am proud of the work ACC continues to do to protect the environment and reduce costs through energy efficiency, waste reduction, and water-saving efforts.”

The architectural design salvaged as many older materials as possible from the former mall’s storefront facades, including glass that was repurposed.

“The steel removed in the cutting out of the paseo was painted black to indicate that it was repurposed and was used within the mixing areas to frame special jewel boxes designed for student interaction,” BGKA said in a statement about its work at the campus.Ěý “Additional items salvaged included a 1970’s neon camera sign that is at the entry to the new photography lab and the fiberglass larger-than-life banana split connected to the entry toward culinary arts.”

Austin Community College educates more than 70,000 students per year.Ěý ACC, which currently diverts more than half of its landfill waste, aims to have no campus waste by 2040 and be entirely climate-neutral by 2050.

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SEATTLE—The University of Washington’s famed Haring Center for Inclusive Education, which provides early education for children with developmental disabilities, has been in operation for a half-century, and thus was ready to align its building with a far more modern mission.

A cooperative team headed by representatives of UW and Mithun Architects aims to re-envision the building for the 21st century. Making use of a $30 million donation from the Sunderland family, the renovation aims to upgrade the “existing Haring Center to fully serve the contemporary experimental education unit, research and professional development programs within the College of Education,” according to a proposal released by the school.

Among the renovations, the architects are planning to redo the learning center’s HVAC system and update its roof, which needs to be replaced entirely. The building will be rewired for internet and Wi-Fi access, and its entire electrical system will be brought up to modern specifications as well. Other work to be done at the Haring Center includes reinforcing and/or replacing the building’s foundations, beams and columns.

The project aims to earn LEED Gold certification, as well as to present to the visitor more pleasurable visual stimuli such as water elements and outdoor courtyards. The 30,375-square-foot undertaking is being headed by Mithun; construction is slated to begin later this year and take approximately two years to complete.

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AUSTIN, Texas—Architect LPA has designed a three-story middle school for students in Austin’s northeastern side as well as in the adjacent city of Mueller. The school, which will be under the umbrella of the Austin Independent School District, will be situated on the site of Mueller’s now-defunct airport as part of a multiphase redevelopment plan for the 10-acre site. The reimagining is called the Mueller Development.

The campus will be home to nearly a thousand students in what LPA has envisioned as a flexible learning space so that education can take place anywhere, not merely inside a classroom. Accordingly, the architectural design offers collaborative breakout rooms, technology-supported spaces as well as “activated” outdoor spaces.

The 130,000-square-foot campus will sit on the former airport’s runway. It will be built up to LEED Gold standards, with roofs that can readily be set up for solar powering and environmentally friendly materials throughout the campus. Recycled water will be utilized to irrigate the grounds as well.

On the exterior, a streamlined courtyard will join together the various learning and activity environments as a “central park” of social areas. The campus is meant to blend seamlessly into the Mueller community itself thanks to bike lanes and sidewalks. Thus the campus will be an asset not just for the students and staff but also for the surrounding community, with people nearby allowed to use the campus’s library, dining commons, gymnasium, roof deck and track field.

To maintain the connection with the site’s former iteration as an airport, the gymnasium is being designed to look like an aircraft hangar. Furthermore, signage to assist with campus wayfinding will feature aerial motifs.

“LPA and Joeris General Contractors worked together through the integrated design-build delivery method to ensure that AISD’s priorities across stakeholders were balanced in the design,” Drew Johnson, director of bond planning and project controls for the AISD Construction Management Department, said in a recent statement. “That process of engaged listening ultimately led to a project that we are all excited to see come into reality and begin impacting the students it is intended for.”

“This school is the direct result of a wonderful collaborative process with educators and the community,” LPA design director Kate Mraw said recently. “AISD really trusted the design team to develop a design that is educationally innovative, environmentally responsible and contextually beautiful.”

Added Federico Cavazos, project architect at LPA: “The design recognizes the importance of planning the campus like a city. Our experience in mixed-use developments really helped us combine the goals of the school and community.”

The site redevelopment of the former airport was a design-build project designed by Coleman Landscape Architects working in coordination with Jeoris General Contractors. Construction is now underway and projected to be finished by the fall of 2023.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is undergoing an expansion project to add another teaching building to its seaside campus along the “American Riviera.”

The $78 million, 95,000-square-foot project will feature lecture halls, learning spaces and flexible discussion rooms. The building will be a project-based learning hub for UCSB, comprising 32 classrooms and lecture halls, each of which will be able to handle anywhere from 30 to 350 students each.

The new building was designed by LMN Architects of Seattle and was meant to both meld in with the Southern California construction motif as well as take advantage of the natural elements of the surrounding campus area, which abuts the ocean. LMN’s design aims to achieve, at a minimum, LEED Gold certification.

Directly outside the new learning annex, there will be spaces for nearly 2,000 bicycles to be parked—rather appropriate for a Southern California college. Also, an exterior “street corridor” will encourage interaction between students and faculty as they walk between and among UCSB’s buildings. Furthermore, views from the upper-floor classroom windows will allow students and faculty views of the nearby UCSB Pardall Mall to the west, Library Mall to the north and, of course, views of the Pacific Ocean and offshore Channel Islands to the south.

General contractor C.W. Driver Companies broke ground on the construction in March. Project executive Tom Jones said that his firm was charged with fashioning a classroom building that would be a major nexus of educational activity at the heart of the campus.

“Leveraging our expertise in higher education, we recognize the need to create a dynamic environment that not only emphasizes academic inquiry for students, but also fosters interpersonal connections that inspire scholarly ambition, creativity and discoveries with a wide-ranging impact,” Jones said in a recent statement.

Added Liana Khammash, project manager for UC Santa Barbara: “As our university rapidly expands, exceeding our existing classroom capacity, there is a strong need for the new 95,000-square-foot classroom building. This new building will seamlessly integrate into the surrounding public spaces, which have been conceived as extensions of life on campus.”

The project is on the fast track, with a projected completion time of Winter 2022.

General contractor C.W. Driver Companies is over a century old, and in the past few years has expanded its school construction work in California, including in San Diego County and Orange County. The firm recently appeared in Engineering News Record’s Top 150 General Contractors and Top 100 Construction Managers.

Last fall, UCSB also broke ground on a . The campus currently is home to over 26,000 students.

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CLAREMONT, Calif.—C.W. Driver Companies recently broke ground on the expansion of Pomona College’s Athletic and Recreation Center. The construction cost of the project is $43 million. Located in Claremont at 220 E. 6th St., the new 95,000-square-foot facility will provide additional space for the Pomona-Pitzer athletics program, while boosting health and wellness for all members of the community. C.W. Driver Companies is partnering with SCB Architects, Inc. on the project.

The project will be a mix of renovations and new construction and introduce 15,000 square feet for additional training and weight rooms, dedicated areas for cardio exercise, athletic department offices, expanded locker rooms and more. The Athletic and Recreation Center is anticipated to reach completion by Fall 2022.

Situated at the heart of the campus, the new sports facility and main entrance will serve as a campus focal point featuring an expansive arrival lobby and prominent display for the Pomona College Athletic Hall of Fame. Enhancements to the center will include expanded varsity and faculty locker rooms, a strength and conditioning center, additional training and conditioning space, an all-new, two-court practice and recreational gymnasium above the fitness area, three new team meeting rooms, individual offices for coaches and administrative staff and equipment storage space. To enhance the recreation, intramural and physical education programs, new locker rooms, a cardio and fitness center, additional studio and teaching space and shared access to new gymnasium facilities will be added.

“We’re honored to partner with Pomona College to help imagine a state-of-the-art sports complex that serves the university’s growing varsity and athletic programs,” said David Amundson, project executive at C.W. Driver Companies. “The new Athletic and RecreationĚý Center is designed to be a highly sustainable and modern facility that serves as a central hub for students, student-athletes and faculty alike to train, learn, compete and build community through sportsmanship.”

The new center will incorporate a modern collegiate style, including precast concrete and fiber cement panels on the exterior and polished concrete and high-performance finishes on the interior. To increase transparency and convert an inward-focused building into a welcoming, community-driven sports center that prioritizes indoor/outdoor connections, the design will include the strategic use of glazing to provide ample access to outdoor views and natural light. The center will also introduce multiple outdoor patios, allowing fresh air to filter throughout the building and offering students and staff the option for outdoor meeting and activity space.

The Athletic and Recreation Center will be designed to achieve LEED Gold Certification. Key green building and sustainability features include daylight shading devices to mitigate solar heat gain, HVAC systems that prioritize natural ventilation, rooftop photovoltaics, solar hot water and more.

“We have experienced tremendous growth and an unprecedented level of success with our varsity athletics and recreational sports programs over the years,” said Miriam Merrill, director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics. “Rains Center, home to Pomona-Pitzer’s athletic programs since 1989, was a pillar of our college and local community. With the support of C.W. Driver Companies, we’re confident that we can transform the complex into a facility that strongly signals our commitment to health and wellness and supports generations of student-athletes to come.”

Founded in 1887, Pomona College is a private liberal arts college offering 48 majors in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The campus is located about 35 miles east of Los Angeles and stretches across 140 acres in the small, suburban city of Claremont.

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WEST HAVEN, Conn.—A new science and technology building that has gone up at a New England college has been recognized for the innovation of its design and construction, which has earned it a LEED Gold Certified green building certification.

The recently completed Bergami Center for Science, Technology & Innovation was designed by Svigals + Partners, based out of nearby New Haven.Ěý The 45,500-square-foot, three-story structure is designed with a central atrium at its center, thereby allowing it to function as a locus for social activity and encouraging interactions between students and faculty.Ěý The building was named in honor of alumnus Samuel S. Bergami Jr. and his wife, Lois, longtime benefactors to the school.

To make the Bergami Center blend more seamlessly into the existing campus’s motif, the new building connects directly to the existing Buckman Hall, which is part of the school’s engineering school.Ěý Portions of Buckman were renovated to allow the two buildings to perhaps appear as if they had always been joined at the very heart of the University of New Haven.

The Bergami Center is only the most recent collaboration between the college and Svigals + Partners after the designers previously envisioned the Engineering and Science University Magnet School (ESUMS), which sits adjacent to the main campus.

Julia McFadden, associate principal with Svigals + Partners, said that the Bergami Center was envisioned to “stimulate the kind of productive, collaborative interaction currently leading to breakthrough thinking in institutional, corporate and scientific settings.”Ěý Accordingly, her firm’s plans entailed spaces where students can congregate to more easily swap ideas.Ěý Furthermore, Svigals + Partners’ “thematic” elements are meant to echo the notion of starting out with ideas that eventually evolve into hypotheses and experiments.

And as the new facility indeed has the word “technology” in its name, it will be rife with 3D printers, a broadcast studio as well as a state-of-the-art auditorium that can double as a cinema when so needed.

Bergami Center represents the crown jewel in the university’s Charger Challenge, a slate of improvements and various other campus projects designed to coincide with the school’s centennial in 2020.

“At its core, the Bergami Center embodies our university-wide commitment to fostering innovation, cultivating creativity and ingenuity, and educating the next generation of problem solvers,” University of New Haven President Steven H. Kaplan said in a recent statement.Ěý “In creating this space, we have strengthened our commitment to preparing our students to excel in the careers of the future.”

Svigals + Partners worked on the Bermani center in conjunction with general contractor Consigli Construction Co., civil engineer Westcott & Mapes and landscape architect Richter & Cegan.Ěý Other partners included MEP engineers BVH Integrated Services, structural engineer Michael Horton Associates and energy analyst Karpmann Consulting.

“The university’s leaders understand that their students need to be prepared for life after college,” added McFadden. “Bergami Center combines advanced technology with the collaborative modes that produce transformative thinking, offering students a place to acquire both the skills and the competitive edge they will need.”

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CLEVELAND— The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) recently awarded LEED Gold certification to Cleveland State University’s Washkewicz Hall, home to the College of Engineering.

Completed in 2017, Washkewicz Hall is the sixth building on CSU’s campus to receive LEED certification.

“Washkewicz Hall’s LEED certification demonstrates tremendous green building leadership,” said Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO, USGBC. “LEED was created to make the world a better place and revolutionize our buildings and communities by providing everyone with access to healthy, green and high performing buildings. Cleveland State’s most recent certification is a prime example of how the innovative work of project teams can create local solutions that contribute to making a global difference.”

Sustainable features of Washkewicz Hall include the following:

• Site utilization that optimizes green space to reduce stormwater runoff;
• Low-flow toilets and faucets that reduce water consumption by 30 percent;
• Energy-efficient mechanical systems;
• 70 percent of electricity from renewable sources;
• 25 percent recycled steel in building materials;
• Light-colored roof material to reflect heat and maintain a cooler temperature within the building;
• Materials, paints, flooring and wall materials contain no- or low-VOCs for improved indoor air quality.

CBLH and Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) led design and engineering on this approximately $46 million project. Gilbane was the construction manager at risk.

“[Throughout construction, we] used the building as a learning tool, involving students a faculty with regular tours and monthly bulletins about what work was transpiring,” explained Travis Okel, project manager, Gilbane Building Company.

“The team set out with the goal of achieving LEED Gold certification, so knowing that the process of design and construction reached that ambitious target is very exciting,” said Jennifer McMillin,ĚýCSU director ofĚýsustainability, in a press release.

“As an institution of higher education, CSU has an opportunity to educate students about environmental sustainability both in the classroom and in the campus environment. Designing and operating green buildings is one of our opportunities to demonstrate our commitment to energy and water conservation.”

Other LEED certified buildings at CSU include Julka Hall (LEED Gold), Center for Innovation in Medical Professions (LEED Silver), Euclid Commons (LEED Silver), the CSU Student Center (LEED Silver) and the CSU Recreation Center (LEED Certified).

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