The Lola & Rob Salazar Student Wellness Center became the third CU Denver building to earn a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. University leaders celebrated the certification at a small ceremony May 15 in the Student Wellness Center lobby. You can see the official award hanging on the wall of the facility’s entryway.
LEED Certification – which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – recognizes the practice of designing, constructing and operating buildings to maximize occupant health and productivity, use fewer resources, reduce waste and negative environmental impacts, and decrease life cycle costs.
LEED Certified buildings use modern design and advanced energy and lighting systems and incorporate environmentally responsible products in order make places where we work, live and study better for occupants and the environment in which they reside. The buildings attain long-term energy and water savings, which make them more economical over their life span than traditionally built buildings.
“The university is committed to construction of new buildings and major renovation projects to a LEED Gold Certification level, wherever possible.”
Jarrett Smith, sustainability manager for Facilities Management