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Green Building
Emory adopted the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards as a guiding principal in all new major construction projects. Currently, all construction projects must meet “silver” LEED Certification.
Emory’s LEED buildings
The University holds the distinction of having one of the largest inventories by square footage of LEED-certified building space among campuses in America. Many buildings on campus have attained LEED certification ranging from “Certified” to “Gold” levels, including the first certified “Gold” LEED – EB (existing building), granted to the Goizueta Business School in 2004 and the first LEED-certified building constructed in the Southeast in 2000 (Whitehead Biomedical Research Building).
Buildings on campus with LEED designation save energy and water, feature improved air quality, are sited appropriately - such as in areas with public transportation, and are constructed using a percentage of recycled, local or rapidly renewable building materials.
What is LEED building?
The LEED program was established by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to promote environmentally friendly, whole building design practices. By establishing these standards for green building, the demand for materials and supplies that are resource conscious will increase, thus, causing manufacturers to respond with more green products in the market place. Designers are encouraged to think in new and different ways to help create buildings that will conserve energy, water, and the project site's natural environment.
LEED certified buildings meet certain high standards for indoor air quality, energy and water conservation. A percentage of the materials are recycled, renewable or locally-sourced materials.
Green Space
Emory University is a campus with a natural beauty of open space, trees and plant life. In fact, Emory's campus includes some of the most biodiverse forest inside Atlanta's I-285 perimeter. In 2004, the Campus Master Plan committed to:
- Leave 48% of the University’s 700 acres of land undeveloped, supporting the protection of the Wesley Woods, Baker, and Lullwater forests.
- Beginning in 2003, a University policy has required that campus land suffer "no net loss of forest canopy," ensuring every time a tree is removed, trees be replanted to maintain the same forest canopy.
Quick Links
Campus Master Plan
United States Green Building Council
Emory University Environmental Mission Statement
Ad Hoc Committee on Environment Stewardship
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