{"id":170,"date":"2015-07-16T10:01:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T15:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:44:02","slug":"leed-buildings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/services\/green-building\/leed-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"LEED Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">Campus renovations and new building construction create opportunities to prioritize energy efficiency, recycle further, and source materials that are environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Green Building Rating System\u2122, is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings\u2019 performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are rating systems available for both New Construction (NC) and Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (O+M).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-certification-or-guideline\">Certification or Guideline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>LEED offers an outside verification on how environmentally friendly the construction is. Whether or not to go for certification is on a case by case basis. The State Division of Facilities Development also has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doa.state.wi.us\/Default.aspx?Page=c8781af1-a861-4196-89c7-4a56c7bce306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Facilities Standards<\/a> that aim at the same principles as LEED, without the verification process. The guidelines are helpful to UWM renovations and contract specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-campus-buildings\"><b>Campus Buildings<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion uwm-p-accordion--icon-left-circle\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Cambridge Commons &#8211; LEED Gold<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>To meet the growing demand for student housing, Cambridge Commons was built along the east side of the Milwaukee River, across from the current residence hall RiverView. The green features of the building include two green roofs, a grey water collection system, as well as an environmental stewardship living learning community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health &#8211; LEED Gold<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>The Zilber School\u2019s newly completed, five-story LEED-certified main facility near downtown provides ample space for collaborative, interdisciplinary research and anchors one of Milwaukee\u2019s transforming historic neighborhoods. Over 95% of construction waste was diverted from landfill during construction of the building.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Other LEED Gold &amp; Silver Buildings<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex &#8211; LEED Gold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accelerator Building at Innovation Campus &#8211; LEED Silver<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\"><span class=\"TextRun SCX46940250\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX46940250\">Projects Currently Trending for LEED Certification<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>School of Freshwater Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UWM Children&#8217;s Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/309\/2016\/03\/US-Green-Building-Council.png\" alt=\"Logo for U.S. Green Building Council\" class=\"wp-image-892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/309\/2016\/03\/US-Green-Building-Council.png 260w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/309\/2016\/03\/US-Green-Building-Council-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campus renovations and new building construction create opportunities to prioritize energy efficiency, recycle further, and source materials that are environmentally friendly. 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