Farmer hall is latest building at Furman recognized for green design, construction
July 7, 2010
GREENVILLE, SC – July 7, 2010 – Furman University’s Thomas Spann Farmer Hall has been awarded LEED Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for achievement in green design and construction.
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program recognizes structures designed and built to be energy- and resource-efficient and more healthy and durable for the occupants.
Farmer Hall is the home of Furman’s Development Office. The staff members who work there serve as liaisons between Furman and its alumni and friends, and they are involved in numerous fund-raising endeavors.
It’s the fourth building on campus to earn a LEED rating.
The Certification rating awarded to Farmer Hall is the basic level in a four-tier system that progresses to Silver, Gold and Platinum. Furman’s Herman N. Hipp Hall, the James B. Duke Library and Cliffs Cottage, home of the Shi Center for Sustainability, are LEED Gold certified.
A structure is put through a technically rigorous process to verify that it’s built to be energy- and water-efficient, environmentally sound, and a healthier place to work or live before it can become LEED-certified.
“The green building movement offers an unprecedented opportunity to respond to the most-important challenges of our time, including global climate change, dependence on non-sustainable and expensive sources of energy and threats to human health,” said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council. “The work of innovative building projects such as Farmer Hall is a fundamental driving force in the green building movement.”The USGBC is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation.
