West 27th receives LEED platinum certification
The building is the only LEED platinum certified housing that targets USC students.
Tag Archive for: LEED
New building offers sustainable living
The complex is the first housing for USC students to attempt platinum LEED.
Students must keep green momentum going
The refrain that USC isn’t the most environmentally friendly campus has been beaten to death. Our facilities are not swathed in solar paneling and we don’t have wind turbines powering our dining hall kitchens. But there has been a respectable amount of progress in sustainability at USC in the last year. The Leadership in Energy […]
“Calif. and USC must LEED the way”
The U.S. Green Building Council recently named the top 10 states “with so-called green commercial and institutional structures,” according to the Los Angeles Times. California, surprisingly enough, didn’t make the cut.
Green efforts on campus wilting more than growing
Despite certain eco-friendly improvements, USC still has a long road to sustainability.
Campus center first LEED-certified building at USC
The LEED certification indicates that the building saves on energy use and has features that encourage sustainability.