Posted June 30, 2009 11:00 AM by Michael Wentz
Related Categories: Case Studies

The University of Denver's College of Law houses one of the nation's top environmental and natural resource law programs. The first LEED-certified law school in the nation, the facility offered the College an opportunity to design a building consistent with its mission: a green facility that reduces environmental impact and prioritizes occupant safety. The new 210,000 ft2, four-floor facility, constructed on a former parking lot, includes a library, large lecture halls, training courtrooms, a dining hall, and faculty offices.

Read the full 12-page case study.

Comments (3) | Send | | 1232 Views

Related Blog Entries

Comments

These LEED buildings are popping up all over the US, it's very awesome to see. Here in Naperville, Illinois we just got our first LEED certified hotel, the Hotel Arista (http://www.hotelarista.com ). They've been getting a lot of buzz around here for doing a huge amount to become eco-friendly, which I have to say is quite admirable.
Posted 6/30/09 11:41 AM by Tony W.
Cooley Law School's building in Auburn Hills, MI is also LEED certified.
Posted 7/2/09 10:43 PM by John Rooney
CORRECTION Cooley has applied for LEED - I don't know if the certificate has been granted yet. Sorry.
Posted 7/3/09 7:49 AM by John Rooney
Get new posts via e-mail:


Recent Comments

Hard-Won Lessons From a LEED 2009 Early Adopter

Tristan Roberts says, “Bill, great comment. BuildingGreen (the publisher of this blog) publishes another site that would b...” More...

Bill Lodato says, “I'm sure someone will figure out a way for sharing of CIR's. Perhaps this site is a good venue for...” More...


Alex's Product of the Week: TimberSIL Now Made with Waste-Ag Silicate

Alex Wilson says, “Yes, TimberSIL Products is still in business and focusing on some new applications. One of those is ...” More...


Alex's Cool Product of the Week: Caroma’s Redesigned H2Zero Urinal

Alex Wilson says, “Very interesting article, Helen. We are clearly still climbing the learning curve with waterless uri...” More...

Helen Kessler says, “I would be interested to hear comments regarding waterless urinals, copper pipe and use in public pl...” More...



Follow BuildingGreen
Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Linkedin