Student Union, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK - LEED Buildings on Waymarking.com

"The Oklahoma State University Student Union welcomes more than a million guests each year. Within its walls the Student Union not only provides much needed resources, it also fosters a sense of community and belonging to many.

Since its opening in 1950, the halls of the Student Union have been filled with students, staff and alumni. The Union has cultivated leadership in generations of OSU students from committee work to student employment. It has hosted countless guests by providing facilities, services and conveniences for the diverse needs and activities of the campus community. We encourage you to explore the Union and find out how Life Happens at the Union." (visit link)

"The U.S. Green Building Council recently recognized the Oklahoma State University Student Union as a certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building (LEED). The third-party verification that the LEED designation represents, ensures a building’s performance has improved in areas that matter most. Certified buildings are resource efficient, use less energy and water, reduce greenhouse emissions, and ultimately save money.

The idea for the OSU Student Union to become LEED certified began as a student initiative, and the Student Union team worked diligently to achieve the goal and meet certain building council prerequisites.

During the most recent renovation, several features were added to the building to make it more sustainable. Thanks to those improvements, the building now captures and reuses at least 93.2 percent of rainfall, uses at least 46 percent less fresh water, saves more than 2.7 million gallons of drinking water per year and uses at least 15 percent less energy on lighting." (visit link)

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