Green Buildings
BU uses the US Green Building Council’s LEED Certification System (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) to incorporate sustainable design and practices in all aspects of construction projects, whether renovations or new buildings—transportation, site selection, water efficiency, energy efficiency, waste reduction, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality.
All new projects are designed to meet LEED Gold standards and Architecture 2030 standards for energy use intensity by building type. Read the Climate Action Plan Working Group report on new buildings.
So, how are we doing? Check out the ratings our work has earned and learn more about specific buildings.
Platinum
Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
Supercomputing Center in Holyoke, Mass., developed in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, and the University of Massachusetts
Gold
Alan & Sherry Leventhal Center
Fenway Campus Center & Student Residence
Dahod Family Alumni Center at The Castle
Engineering Product Innovation Center
Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering
School of Law
School of Theology Community Center
Yawkey Center for Student Services
Silver
College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College Makechnie Study Center
Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center
Riverway House
Certified
Registered
910 Commonwealth Avenue
College of Fine Arts
Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
Center for Computing & Data Sciences
The Children’s Center
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122 Bay State Road
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Alan & Sherry Leventhal Center
June 30, 2021 -
BioSquare Research Building III
April 5, 2021 -
Campus Center & Student Residence
April 13, 2021 -
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Makechnie Study Center
April 5, 2021 -
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WBUR CitySpace
June 4, 2021 -
Yawkey Center for Student Services
April 5, 2021 -
Dahod Family Alumni Center
November 2, 2021