by: Kelly Hladek
- $9 million, 37,000-sq-ft Rubloff Hall, opened fall 2006
- LEED Silver certified
- high-efficiency lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, insulation systems, green and reflective roofing, building computer system (BCS)
- 90 % lighting comes from natural sources
- heating units are 90 %more efficient and 50 % smaller than more traditional units
- 100 % of building's required power purchases are generated from "green sources"
- construction materials- adhesives, sealants, paints and carpets all required the "green" stamp of approval
- construction crews recycled over 80 % of scrap materials
- if constructed in traditional manner, energy costs - $90,000 annually
New hall will cost - $60,000 annually
