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INDUSTRY PULSE SUSTAINABILITY Grade-A Green Colleges & Universities Green Their Campuses By Jennifer Duell olleges and universities have always been places where intellectual, cultural, political and social revolutions take place, so it should come as no surprise that these schools are on the leading edge of the sustainability revolution. And because their campuses include a variety of space, both residential and non-residential,they can serve as incubators for the commercial real estate industry, providing important lessons about effective sustainable design for both new and existing buildings. “Colleges and universities are leading the way for sustainability because they have a socially conscious constituency,” said James Brassord, director of facilities & associate treasurer for campus services for small liberal arts college Amherst College in Amherst, Mass. According to a 2008 study by C Young-Dixon, director of The Princeton Review, 63 percent of college applinational design for Opus Architects & Engineers Inc., cants and their parents have which has worked on projects a desire to learn about a college’s commitment to envifor the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and ronmental responsibility. for Marquette University in Equally telling, 23 percent Milwaukee. “As long-term state that that information investors in their buildings, would either “strongly” or “very much”affect their colthese institutions are willing to invest in sustainability lege selection. buildings and technology and But that socially conreap the benefits over time.” scious constituency is not Vanderbilt University’s Peabody Commons features four David Damon, a higherthe only reason why colnew dormitories, two renovated ones and a new dining education architect for nationleges and universities are hall, all of which are seeking LEED certification. al design firm Perkins+Will, focusing more on sustainability. These bastions of higher been involved in green building said 80 percent of requests for prolearning, whose campuses tend to projects at Montclair State Universi- posals from universities now have hefty energy and maintenance ty in Montclair, N.J., and at Emory require LEED silver certification costs, are trying to decrease their University in Atlanta. designs. Many schools are even physical plant budgets, according to “Colleges and universities, striving for gold or platinum. Visit www.cpnonline.com/search and Dan Harazim, an associate of which expect to live on in perpetuenter key words “Hands-On Experience” S/L/A/M Collaborative, an architec- ity, expect their buildings to last in quotation marks for more on sustainable ture and engineering firm that has 100 years or more,” pointed out Dan development on college campuses. RFP Now Open for a Master Developer for Cecil Commerce Center JACKSONVILLE, FL Cecil Commerce Center 4,532 +/- acres ideal for manufacturing, aviation-related and supply chain logistics end users. www.jaxdevelopment.org Contains Florida’s only certified “Megasite” Fall 2009 opening of new I-10 interchange for direct access More than 3,000 feet of highly visible space along busy I-10 More than $180 million spent on infrastructure Completed wetland survey, conceptual storm water system permitting, surveying, topographic and geotechnical studies For more information on the RFP or Cecil Commerce Center, contact Ron Barton, JEDC Executive Director, at 904-630-1979 or barton@coj.net www.cpnonline.com • November 2008 • COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS 27 http://www.cpnonline.com/search http://www.jaxdevelopment.org http://www.cpnonline.com

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Commercial Property News - November 2008

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