Seven Reasons BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences Building Will Be Its Most Sustainable Ever
At 19 stories tall and nearly 350,000 square feet, the BU Center for Computing & Data Sciences, to be built at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Granby Street, will be one of the biggest buildings in the University’s 180-year history.
And with geothermal wells, state-of-the-art shading, unusually thick windows, and ultracool staircases that invite people to climb them, among other features, it will also be the University’s most sustainable, energy-efficient building ever. The building will be 100 percent free of fossil fuels, an effort that aligns with the University’s broader Climate Action Plan, which aims to reduce BU’s carbon emissions to zero by 2040.
“This project is on the cutting edge to lead the state and region in sustainability,” says Dennis Carlberg, associate vice president for university sustainability....