Ten years after receiving its first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the University of California (UC), Merced in Merced, California, has earned platinum certification for Classroom and Office Building 2 (COB2).
This marks the campus’ 17th LEED certification for new construction and its eighth platinum designation.
“From day one, we made a deliberate commitment to build to highest sustainable standards,” Assistant Director of Sustainability Mark Maxwell says. “With each new building, we’re proud to demonstrate that we’re keeping that promise.”
Some of COB2’s sustainable features include:
- 93 percent of construction waste was diverted from landfills;
- 51 percent of the building materials are recycled content;
- the building is 43 percent more water efficient than California code requires; and
- energy efficiency is 46 percent greater than California code requires.
Like many of the campus’s other buildings, COB2 pulls chilled and hot water from the Central Plant, which contributes to its high energy efficiency.
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