The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, gold standard is reserved for significantly “green” projects that meet or exceed requirements for the second-highest certification level on the U.S. Green Building Council’s four-level scale. The University’s 200,000-square-foot Loyola Science Center earned LEED gold status, which is globally recognized as the premier mark of achievement in green building, a concept to which the University has long been committed.
The center also was recognized for having a LEED accredited professional on the project-development team and for niceties such as bicycle storage.