Health Sciences building

Green Building Design Success

The University of Utah Health Sciences Education Building is a great example of a green building. It is LEED certified and was completed in 2004.

Additionally, the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library is Becoming Green and Sustainable. More...

 

Design Standards for U of U buildings

The University of Utah subscribes at a minium to the State of Utah’s Building Energy Efficiency Program (SBEEP). This program promotes energy savings in state-owned buildings. A subset to this program is the “High Performance Building Initiative.” 

Our recently completed Warnock Engineering Building served as the pilot project for developing the standards for new state-owned buildings, similar to the nationally recognized LEEBTM program.

Design focus

The design of university buildings focus on integrated design to maximize building performance and provide better air quality, lighting, and acoustics.

Additional objectives include investing in building systems design and installation that will yield energy efficiency to save 30% to 40% of utility costs.

In the area of remodel projects, the Turpin University Services Building that houses Facilities Management if pursuing LEED CI Gold.  This effort has included re-use of carpet and furnishings from another building on campus, provisions for additional day lighting, and a commitment to the higher commissioning standards listed.  Solar panels will be placed on the roof and wind power shares will be purchased through the University Windpower program, Campaigns for Sustainable Energy.

 

Future green building projects

  • Sutton Geology and Geophysics Building (completion in 2008). Sutton Building is nearing completion this 89,860 sq. ft. building is on track to attain LEED Gold level.  
  • Tanner Humanities Building (project competion 2008),
  • Utah Scientific and Technology Building (projected completion 2010),
  • Utah Museum of Natural History (projected completion 2010). Construction of the new Utah Museum of Natural History is beginning with the goal of attaining LEED Gold.  This project includes provisions for future installation of solar panels, careful design of site storm water run off, portions of green roof and a construction alternate that makes provisions for pervious paving at all parking and sidewalk surfaces. 
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