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The University of Tampa recently received LEED® Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the Maureen A. Daly Innovation and Collaboration Building, which was opened in September 2015.
The Daly Innovation and Collaboration Building is the fourth building on UT’s campus built in accordance with the rigorous standards set by USGBC’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification program. The other three buildings are the Science Annex, which achieved LEED Gold designation, the Dickey Health and Wellness Center, which achieved LEED Silver designation, and Jenkins Hall, which achieved LEED Gold designation.
The LEED rating system, developed by the USGBC, is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.
The Daly Innovation and Collaboration Building features three floors of academic and administrative space, including the state-of-the-art John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center, and four floors of parking. Located near the corner of Kennedy and North boulevards, the building also includes high tech cybersecurity labs, campus safety offices, innovative classrooms, study spaces, faculty offices and a Starbucks Reserve store.
During the design, construction and operations of the Daly Innovation and Collaboration Building, there were many innovative green-building strategies implemented in order to meet key sustainability goals. A few of the ICB’s sustainable features include:
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