University of Vermont tops off green student center

University of Vermont recently celebrated the “topping off” of the Dudley H. Davis Student Center. The Davis Center is one of several student unions currently under construction or recently completed that are striving to be the first LEED certificated student union in the USA. When completed in Fall 2007, the Davis Center is expected to spend approximately 52 per cent less in electricity and heating and cooling; and 41 per cent less in water. In addition,UVM will re-use of recycle at least 50 per cent of construction waste and is committed to purchasing materials from local and regional vendors (within a 500-mile radius) as much as feasibly possible.

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