About Our Building

The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green 
Building Rating System® is a voluntary, consensus-based national 
standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. Members 
of the U.S. Green Building Council representing all segments of the building 
industry developed LEED and continue to contribute to its evolution.



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Building Features

The ELC Building is a LEED Certified Building at the Silver level because it 
includesthese features:

• Easy access to public transportation
• Reduced site disturbance and minimal development footprint
• A stormwater management plan
• Landscape and exterior designs that reduce heat islands
• Light pollution reduction
• Water efficient landscaping • Water saving devices
• Energy conservation features
• Uses materials that minimize ozone depletion
• Used locally occurring materials when constructing the building
• Used certified woodª
• Included an indoor environmental quality management plan
• Used low-emitting adhesives, sealants, paints, carpet, and composite wood
• Optimizes use of daylight as a lighting source

Floor plan of the Straub Environmental Learning Center