SDG11 SDG3 Updates

LEED Buildings on Campus

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a rating system used for green buildings and is overseen by the United States Green Building Council. LEED certification provides third-party verification that human health, environmental responsibility, and other performance goals of building projects have been achieved. LEED certified buildings make a…

ContributorApril 17, 2023

Director's Corner SDG11 SDG3 SDG9 Updates

Director’s corner: Green Certified Buildings Are Good For You!

“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.” Winston Churchill The M. Miller Gorrie Center received LEED certification in 2008. Photo credit: Jen Morse. Modern humans in modern surroundings spend almost all of their time indoors. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), North Americans, on average, spend…

Mike KenslerApril 3, 2023

Guest Posts SDG11 SDG12 Updates

The Greenest Building is One Already Built

by Becki Retzlaff Auburn University is home to some excellent examples of green buildings, and Auburn has made commitments to purchasing sustainable equipment and construction materials for new buildings. One fine example of such a building is the new Jay and Susie Gouge Performing Arts Center, which is certified by…

ContributorNovember 11, 2022

Guest Posts

Constructing a Gold Standard on the Field & in the Future

Contributed by Auburn Athletics Student Communicator The world is ever-changing as we advance with new technologies and the industries that support it. With this comes even more construction for renovations and new buildings. How does that change co-exist with the world around us as we strive to keep the Earth…

adminDecember 1, 2019

Director's Corner Updates

Director’s Corner: The Built Environment: a Huuuge Sustainability Opportunity

“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” - Winston Churchill People in the United States only spend about 10% of our time outside of buildings. To me that is a rather shocking statistic. We may not give that much thought, but as Churchill observed buildings have an enormous impact…

Mike KenslerMarch 2, 2017

Sustainability in Action Updates

Sustainability in Action: Norbert Lechner

Post contributed by Kenzley Defler, Office of Sustainability Intern In the culture of today’s world, most people enter numerous buildings every day. We spend about 90% of our time inside buildings. We leave our houses and go to school or work. We shop at grocery stores, workout in gyms, and…

adminFebruary 27, 2017

Guest Posts Updates

Auburn University’s United States Green Building Council Chapter

Post contributed by Laura Young, Undergraduate Student, College of Human Sciences, Interior Design and USGBC Chapter President Laura works to incorporate sustainability into her coursework in Interior Design. I have been hearing the word “sustainability” since my first day of class at Auburn. As an interior design student, the term…

adminFebruary 27, 2017

Guest Posts Updates

Sustainable Design & Construction of Capital Projects on Campus

Post contributed by: Jim Carroll, University Architect, Facilities Management In April 2013, Governor Robert Bentley signed Executive Order Number 39. This Order, based upon a very specific goal related to the use of locally-forested wood products effectively removed our ability to manage the design processes of Auburn University Capital Projects, using the…

adminFebruary 27, 2017

LEED Buildings on Campus

Director’s corner: Green Certified Buildings Are Good For You!

The Greenest Building is One Already Built

Constructing a Gold Standard on the Field & in the Future

Director’s Corner: The Built Environment: a Huuuge Sustainability Opportunity

Sustainability in Action: Norbert Lechner

Auburn University’s United States Green Building Council Chapter

Sustainable Design & Construction of Capital Projects on Campus

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