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3/4/08
SLU's Johnson Hall Of Science Awarded LEED Gold Certification
CANTON - St. Lawrence University's Johnson Hall of Science, dedicated in the
fall of 2007, has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The $36.9-million,
115,000-square-foot building is the first Gold-certified building on any college
campus in New York State and the first science facility in the state to achieve
the Gold certification.
Across the nation, only 361 projects have been certified Gold; 21 of those
projects are higher education facilities, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.
LEED certification requires meeting a stringent set of environmentally friendly
and energy-efficient standards. Johnson Hall of Science earned the certification
distinction by scoring 41 LEED rating points. The rating system, with the range of
LEED points required, is: Certified, 26-32 points; Silver, 33-38 points; Gold,
39-51 points; and Platinum, 52-69 points.
LEED-certified buildings lower operating costs and increased asset value;
reduce waste sent to landfills; conserve energy and water; are healthier
and safer for occupants; reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions; and
demonstrate an owner's commitment to environmental stewardship and social
responsibility.
LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and
operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building
approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and
environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency,
materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
Among the sustainable design features of the Johnson Hall of Science:
- Landscape design informed by water management strategy, and the creation,
re-creation or preservation of on-site ecosystems.
- Sited on a pure north/south solar axis to maximize natural day lighting.
- Designed for "sustainable transition," anticipating future incorporation of
100 percent renewable technology (biofuel and photovoltaic) use in the future.
- Passive/active solar design, energy-conserving technologies, efficient
lighting strategies and on-site recoverable energy systems.
- Building and site design incorporating strategies to conserve water resources.
- Building materials selected contribute to occupant health; building durability;
reduced maintenance requirements, transportation costs and life cycle environmental
impact; construction waste reduction; and recycling and design strategies to promote
recycling during occupancy.
- A planning process involving students and faculty in collaboration, encouraging
significant contributions to every design decision through their participation.
KlingStubbins, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed the project with
Croxton
Collaborative Architects, PC, of New York City, as its sustainable design partner.
They worked with Research Facilities Design (RFD), a San Diego-based firm specializing
in the programming and design of teaching and research laboratory facilities. General
contractors were Northland Associates Inc., of Liverpool, New York.
In 2002, Trustee Sarah E. Johnson Redlich, of Burlingame, California, gave the University
what was then and is still the largest gift in its history, $10 million for improvement
of science facilities. It is in her honor that the facility is named. In 2007, she gave
St. Lawrence an additional $1 million to equip the facility. The University also
successfully met a challenge issued by the Kresge Foundation, raising over $4.5
million in new gifts and pledges for the project by April 2007, resulting in a
grant from the Foundation for an additional $1 million.
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More: St. Lawrence University's Green Press Kit
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