{"id":19430,"date":"2010-04-13T10:56:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T17:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=19430"},"modified":"2013-06-25T15:08:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T22:08:55","slug":"extended-campuses-building-earns-gold-leed-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/extended-campuses-building-earns-gold-leed-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"Extended Campuses building earns \u2018Gold\u2019 LEED rating"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Extended Campuses is housed in this 23,000-square-foot extension off of the School of Communication.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The facility housing Northern Arizona University\u2019s Extended Campuses has been awarded a \u201cGold\u201d rating from the Leadership Energy and Environment Design building rating system from the U.S. Green Building Council.<\/p>\n

The 23,000-square-foot extension to the School of Communication houses classrooms, offices and production studios to support NAU\u2019s Extended Campuses programs. It was designed by Tucson-based BWS Architects.<\/p>\n

The building, clad in aluminum composite metal panels and northern Arizona sandstone, incorporates many resource-frugal technologies to achieve the advanced level of sustainability that the Gold certification represents.<\/p>\n

The building uses about 43 percent less energy than a typical building of the same size through passive ventilation, solar-preheating of outside heating air, an innovative HVAC system called \u201cactive chilled beams\u201d and sophisticated lighting and environmental controls. Water use is reduced more than 60 percent through low-water use plumbing fixtures and irrigating with municipal reclaimed water. More than 30 percent of building materials have significant recycled content and were attained and manufactured locally.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur dedication to building \u2018green\u2019 buildings further demonstrates our climate mitigation commitment,\u201d said NAU President\u00a0John Haeger<\/strong>. \u201cIt is further proof of the institution\u2019s stewardship of place.\u201d<\/p>\n

The building is the fourth on the NAU Flagstaff campus to receive a LEED rating. The Applied Research and Development building remains one of the \u201cgreenest\u201d buildings in higher education with a \u201cPlatinum\u201d rating, the building that houses The W.A. Franke College of Business has a \u201cGold\u201d rating and the Engineering building has a “Gold” rating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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