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North Dakota’s FIRST LEED® Platinum Building! JLGedu Benefits of LEED ® Platinum | 1

LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN A leading-edge system for certifying the greenest performing buildings in the world.

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Putting UND and North Dakota on the map for sustainability!

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The Levels of LEED® Certification

40‐49 points 50‐59 points 60‐79 points 80‐110 points 40-49 POINTS

50-59 POINTS

60-79 POINTS

80-110 POINTS

LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the ® THE LEVELS OF LEED CERTIFICATION design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. It offers third party validation of a project’s green features and verifies that the building is operating exactly the way it was designed to. LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted

benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. It offers third party validation of a project’s green features and verifies that the building is operating exactly the way it was designed to.

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LEED® Platinum •The USGBC’s most prestigious level of certification •Will symbolize progress and a sustainable future for UND •Exemplifies commitment to achieving quality and success

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LEED® PLATINUM • The USGBC’s most prestigious level of certification • Will symbolize progress and a sustainable future for UND • Exemplifies commitment to achieving quality and success

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FUN FACTS by THE NUMBERS • North Dakota is ranked 51st in Energy Conservation Measures Source: The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, October 2010 report • North Dakota is ranked 50th in US ranked by Total Number of LEED Projects Source: US Green Building Council • There are about 50 registered* projects in North Dakota. (*Registered means projects indicate to the USGBC their goal to comply with LEED, but have not yet completed the documentation and certification process). • There are four Certified projects in North Dakota.  • One is Certified (NDSU) • One Silver (K-12 project) • Two Gold (K-12 project and an office building).  • NO PLATINUM • LEED Platinum in our Region: • Minnesota = 7 LEED Platinum projects.  • South Dakota =2 LEED Platinum projects.  • Montana = 5 LEED Platinum projects.  • Wyoming = 2 LEED Platinum projects. • Iowa = 4 LEED Platinum projects. • Wisconsin = 13 LEED Platinum projects. • None of the above State’s Platinum projects are certified under the new LEED 2009 rating system for New Construction or Major Remodels. Therefore, the UND Gorecki Alumni Center could be one of the first in the Upper Midwest Region with this distinction. JLGedu Benefits of LEED ® Platinum | 9

FUN FACTS BY THE NUMBERS

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES WITH LEED PLATINUM PROJECTS

AZ Arizona State University’s Arizona Biodesign Institute, Phase 2 Tempe, AZ (LEED NC v2.1)

Northern Arizona University’s Applied Research & Development Facility Flagstaff, AZ (LEED NC v2.1)

University of Arizona Student Recreation Building Tucson, AZ (LEED NC v2.2)

CA Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies, Foothill-De Anza Community College Cupertino, CA (LEED NC v2.1)

and Management Santa Barbara, CA (LEED NC Pilot and LEED EB v2.0)

Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (Kroon Hall) New Haven, CT (LEED NC v2.2)

CT Yale University Sculpture Building New Haven, CT (LEED NC v2.1) FL Florida Gulf Coast University AB-7 Fort Myers, FL (LEED NC v2.2)

University of Florida Southwest Stadium Expansion Gainesville, FL (LEED NC v2.2)

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign: Business Instructional Facility Champaign, IL (LEED NC v2.1)

IA Central College, Ed/Psych Building Pella, IA (LEED NC v2.2)

Mills College’s Natural Sciences Building Oakland, CA (LEED NC v2.1)

Monterey College of Law, Courtroom Building Seaside, CA (LEED NC v2.2)

MA Harvard University’s Blackstone Station Office Renovation Cambridge, MA (LEED NC v2.1)

Ohlone Community College’s Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology Newark, CA (LEED NC v2.1)

Harvard Business School’s McCulloch Hall interiors Boston, MA (LEED CI v2.0)

UC Davis’ Brewery, Winery, and Food Complex Davis, CA (LEED NC v2.2)

Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Larsen Classroom Interior Renovation Cambridge, MA (LEED CI v2.0)

UC Santa Barbara’s Donald Bren School of Environmental Science

Harvard Law School’s Griswold Hall Cambridge, MA (LEED CI v2.0)

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Iowa State University College of Design, Foundations Pavilion Ames, IA (LEED NC v2.2)

Harvard University house, 2 Grant St. Cambridge, MA (LEED H)

MN Macalester College, Markim Hall Building / Institute for Global Citizenship St. Paul, MN (LEED NC v2.2)

St. Olaf College, Science Complex Northfield, MN (LEED NC v2.1)

University of Minnesota Duluth, Bagley Classroom Duluth, MN (LEED NC v2.2)

Rogue Comm. College/Southern Oregon University: Higher Ed. Center Medford, OR (LEED NC v2.2)

University of Portland: Donald P. Shiley Hall Portland, OR (LEED NC v2.2)

University of Oregon, Law Portland Programs Portland, OR (LEED CI v2.0)

SC Wofford College, Glendale Shoals Environmental Studies Center Glendale, SC (LEED NC v2.2)

MO Drury College affordable single-family residence TX University of Texas at Dallas, Student Springfield, MO (LEED H) Services Building Richardson, TX (LEED NC v2.2) NV Sierra Nevada College / UC Davis’ Tahoe Center for Environ. Sciences UT Utah State University’s Wetland Incline Village, NV (LEED NC v2.1) Discovery Point Kaysville, UT (LEED NC v2.2) NM University of New Mexico College of Education addition Westminster College Science Center Albuquerque, NM (LEED NC v2.2) Salt Lake City, UT (LEED NC v2.2) NY Cooper Union New Academic Building VT Middlebury College’s Franklin New York, NY (LEED NC v2.2) Environmental Center Middlebury, VT (LEED NC v2.2) Ithaca College School of Business: Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center VA Virginia Commonwealth University for Business and Sustainable (VCU) Rice Center Educational Enterprise Building Ithaca, NY (LEED NC v2.1) Richmond, VA (LEED NC v2.2) NC Warren Wilson College EcoDorm Swannanoa, NC (LEED EB v2.0)

Duke University’s Home Depot Smart Home Durham, NC (LEED NC v2.1)

OR Portland Community College Willow Creek Hillsboro, OR (LEED NC v2.2)

WA Bastyr University Student Village (11 dorms) Kenmore, WA (LEED H)

Skagit Valley College, Science and Allied Health Building Mount Vernon, WA (LEED NC v2.2)

Skagit Valley College, Laura Angst Hall Mount Vernon, WA

WI Beloit College Center for the Sciences Beloit, WI (LEED NC v2.2) JLGedu Benefits of LEED ® Platinum | 11

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SUSTAINABILITY = FUTURE • Increase in student awareness about the environment • Student and faculty recruitment and retention • Green curriculum, green jobs

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TEACHING BY EXAMPLE • A beacon on University Ave. • Easily accessible by students/high traffic • Starting point for campus tours • Collaborative teaching with other institutions

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TEACHING by EXAMPLE As a LEED Platinum Building case study, the Gorecki Alumni Center can offer education, research, and design solutions that enhance the physical environment and our understanding of it. • Watershed urbanism • Context-sensitive roadway design • Green and shared streets • Transit-oriented development • Urban forestry and landscaping • Smart growth planning • City as ecology • Resource Conservation JLGedu Benefits of LEED ® Platinum | 17

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