 BEPI Article Recap:
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (June 19, 2009) -- St. Petersburg College has obtained U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Gold certification for the new Student Services Building on the St. Petersburg/Gibbs campus.
The new building, built by Biltmore Construction Company, was designed to serve as the campus "living room."
In January the college opened the new building along with the Natural Science and Mathematics Building on the Clearwater campus; both were built to conform to the LEED Green Building Rating System(TM), a nationally accepted certifier of high performance and environmentally responsive buildings. The Clearwater building is also awaiting certification.
The building utilizes "Green Cleaning" products, and permanent entryway systems capture dirt and particulates.
"The completion of the new Student Services Building demonstrates environmental sensitivity and works hand-in-hand with the new environmental degree programs recently developed at the college," said Jon White, SPC’s College Engineer.
Additional facts about the building:
40 percent water savings achieved through low-flow fixtures, dual-flush toilets and waterless urinals.
At least 75 percent of all construction waste recycled.
30 percent of the total value of construction materials contains recycled content.
At least 20 percent of materials or products used were extracted, harvested, recovered, and/or manufactured within 500 miles.
At least 2.5 percent of the total value of building materials and products used are considered speedily renewable building materials and products.
95 percent of wood-based materials and products were certified in accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council’s Principles and Criteria.
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Mentioned:
Carbon Offsets: No
Green Building:No
Energy Technology:
Emerging Technologies
HVAC Technologies
General Energy Management Technologies
Property:
St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg,
FL
LEED Building:Yes
Energy Star Cert.:No
Corporations:
The Edison State College
St. Petersburg College
People:
Jeff Allbritten
President of Collier Campus
Edison State College
Bill Frederick
St. Petersburg College
Jason Green
Sustainability Coordinator
St. Petersburg College
Jon White
College Engineer
St. Petersburg College
Leo Arroyo
Principal and Director of Design
Canerday, Belfsky + Arroyo, Architects
Susan Reiter
Vice President of Facilities Planning and Institut
St. Petersburg College
BEPI Published Date: June 22, 2009
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