Thornburg Campus Awarded LEED Gold Certification

摘要

The Thornburg Campus, which has performance numbers that make it the most sustainable building in New Mexico, has been awarded LEED Gold certification. The campus will use 47-percent less energy and 43-percent less water than a typical office building, and 90 percent of construction waste was recycled.rnFeatures of the project include a highly efficient underfloor air delivery system, sensor-controlled T5 lighting, operable windows, low-emitting materials, and extensively controlled daylighting, along with passive water harvesting, an underground cistern, and an outdoor porous paving system that allows the campus to reduce outdoor water use and direct water back into the community aquifer.