The Ann E. Pitzer Center earned a Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design (LEED) Gold rating from the U.S. Green
Building Council. Among the reasons—
Sites / Transportation
Access to quality transportation and using existing campus
parking in lieu of adding new.
The campus storm water management provides off-site stream
channel protection.
The Arboretum Waterway captures and treats at least 90% of
average annual rainfall.
Water Efficiency
Water closets are low-flow and faucets are flow restrictive
to provide water conservation.
Fixtures use less than 37% water than standard equipment.
Energy Efficiency
Working with the existing campus high pressure steam loop and
chilled water helps the building achieve 23.5% better energy
efficiency than the baseline model.
Enhanced commissioning activities and a measurement and
verification plan will help the building systems function
effectively long term.
Emission reduction for the mechanical systems.
Materials & Resources
Diverted over 80% of construction waste away from landfill.
Recycled removed concrete and asphalt from site.
Used project materials with 11% both recycled and regional
content.
Over 90% of new wood products were sourced using sustainable
practices.
Innovation & Design
Campus wide transportation services and community services
contribute to a connected development.
Green cleaning program used for custodial practices.
Provision for campus-wide outreach and green building
practices, and education through case studies, CEED website
dashboard, and Interactive thermal comfort response tools –
TherMOOstat app.
