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LEED Certified Platinum
Human Ecology Building earned LEED® Platinum -- its highest rating for sustainable structures -- making it the first building to achieve the distinction on the Cornell campus.
Total Score: 83 out of 110 possible points.
LEED Certification Review Report Bloomberg Center
How is Green Measured?
Sustainable Sites |
Water Efficiency |
Energy / Atmosphere |
Materials / Resources |
Indoor Environmental Quality |
Innovation & Design |
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Possible Points |
26 | 10 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
Earned Points |
20 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Project Highlights
Designed by Gruzen Samton Architects, the building faces Beebe Lake to the north and abuts Botanic Gardens to the east. The tucked-under parking garage greatly diminishes the building's environmental footprint, guarding against loss of vegetation, minimizing storm water runoff and preserving open natural areas. It earned additional points as a LEED sustainable site for its vast green roof with more than 25,000 native plantings and for sourcing one-quarter of building supplies within 500 miles of Ithaca and using recycled content for one-third of the building materials.
The building also scored well for innovative measures to protect indoor environmental quality. Human ecology student interns researched and recommended eco-friendly Greenguard certified furnishings with low emissions of volatile organic compounds.
Most notable of the building's environmental features is an extensive real-time energy usage monitoring system, allowing occupants to reduce their environmental impact.Building performance data is accessible through an online dashboard, giving researchers, students and others a trove of information to analyze its efficiency or to launch energy conservation competitions for users.
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