The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will break ground May 18 on a new green building. The 120,000-square-foot, $47 million School of Education building will meet LEED standars and is expected to be completed by Fall 2011.
This will be the first green building on campus, and will stand on Spring Garden Street next to the Bryan School of Business and Economics.
The public is invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony which begins at 11 a.m. on May 18th in the Bryan Building parking lot.
UNCG will seek LEED certification at the silver level for the building. The sustainable design is expected to save an estimated 35 percent on energy costs.
See full press release here on the UNCG site.
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Posted by: Bucket Trucks | May 13, 2009 at 09:22 AM