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...principal planner for Harvard’s Allston Development Group, Nathalie Beauvais, said that the complex will be at least LEED Gold Certified. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system is the standard for environmental building certfication in the United States; gold certification is the second highest possible level...
...necessary if the University is to be a leader of science in the 21st century. The report also emphasizes the importance of an environmentally friendly physical plant. In Allston, campus sustainability will be a priority; all projects will be required to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system’s certification. Further, the report attends to transportation concerns and includes a detailed plan for each roadway in the new development. As the Allston project continues to move forward, however, ensuring a positive undergraduate experience must remain one of the University’s top priorities...
Four years ago, the U.S. Green Building Council, an association of architects, builders and other green specialists, adopted the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system, which sets out standards that a building must meet to qualify as environmentally friendly. The council estimates that today at least 3% of new building starts each year have some Earth-friendly features. "The growth of green building is driven partly by energy efficiency and other cost savings," says council president and CEO Christine Ervin, "but also by the need of businesses to attract the best employees. These buildings can make very...
...Leed, who like Turner is a member of the Radcliffe Pitches a capella group, said she was "really impressed" with the strong slow of support for Turner among her allege classmates...
...Leed said the party included Low ell House residents and members of a capella and other performance groups...