Sustainable Community Development Initiative

LEED Certified Buildings at GVSU

About LEED
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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized certification system that certifies environmentally sustainable construction projects. The LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new construction that correspond to the number of credits accrued in five green design categories:

Sustainable Sites
Water Efficiency
Energy and Atmosphere
Materials and Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality.

To learn more about the LEED rating system, click here.

LEED Certifications at GVSU
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The following GVSU endorsed buildings have either recieved LEED certification or are in the process of being accessed for LEED certification.

LEED Certified	LEED Certified Silver	LEED Certified Gold	LEED Certified Platinum

	Location	Size	Completed	LEED Certification
Mackinac Hall addition #1	Allendale Campus	7,300 sq.ft.	May 2002
MAREC (Michigan Alternative Energy Center)	Muskegon Lakeshore Smartzone, Muskegon Lake	29,000 sq.ft.	November 2003
Lake Ontario Hall	Allendale Campus	53,000 sq.ft.	September 2005
John C. Kennedy Hall of Engineering	Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus	27,000 sq.ft.	October 2007
Mackinac Hall addition #2	Allendale Campus	83,000 sq.ft.	August 2008
Laker Turf Building	Allendale Campus	138,000 sq.ft.	September 2008
Glenn A. Niemeyer Learning & Living Center	Allendale Campus	228,000 sq.ft.	September 2008
Kirkhof Center addition	Allendale Campus	30,000 sq.ft.	May 2008
Bicycle Factory	201 Front Ave. SW Grand Rapids, MI 49504	26,000 sq.ft.	March 2009
South Apartments C, D, and E	Allendale Campus	289,000 sq.ft.	August 2010
The Connection (South Commons)	Allendale Campus	24,000 sq.ft.	August 2010	Pending
Mary Idema Pew Library	Allendale Campus	Planned: 150,000 sq.ft.	Estimated Completion: Fall 2013	Seeking: LEED Platinum

Additional sustainability efforts by GVSU can be found under Sustainability Recognitions.

Last updated 9/29/2010.