Tulane’s green building efforts began with the construction of the Israel Environmental Sciences Building and the accompanying renovation of Alcee Fortier Hall in 1999. The renovation of Dinwiddie Hall is the first campus green building project guided by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (“LEED”) standard. The building was certified LEED Gold in March 2011.

On the Uptown campus, a new residence hall and athletic practice facility, both scheduled for completion in 2011, are pursuing LEED certification. On the Downtown campus, lab renovations in the J. Bennett Johnston building will be certified under LEED’s Core and Shell standard. In 2011, the university adopted Green Building Design and Construction Standards and Guidelines for all significant university construction and renovation projects.

At the School of Architecture, the Richardson Memorial Hall Sustainable Strategies Pre-Design Project has involved the entire school community in envisioning and investigating strategies to achieve the next level of sustainable design for our campus and community.

Many Tulane students, staff and faculty are engaged in projects that promote sustainable building and neighborhood planning in the city’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Tulane’s first LEED certified project is a house designed and built by Tulane School of Architecture professors and students working in the URBANBuild program. Certified silver under LEED for Homes, the house is one of several affordable and sustainable URBANBuild homes. The Tulane City Center houses the School of Architecture’s urban research and outreach programs and places a strong emphasis on sustainability in its work.


Project Profiles
Dinwiddie Hall (Certified LEED Gold)


Links
Office of Environmental Affairs
Office of the University Architect & Campus Planning
Tulane City Center
Tulane University Green Building Design, Construction Standards & Guidelines (2011)
Office of the University Architect & Campus Planning
Tulane School of Architecture
Tulane City Center
URBANbuild


Read More
“Richardson Memorial Hall Sustainable Strategies I” (Dean’s Blog, June 28, 2011)
"Green Built, Gold Certified” (New Wave, April 1, 2011)
“Homeowner Happy in Tulane-Designed ‘Green’ House” (New Wave, December 17, 2010)
“Tulane University Building may be First for Louisiana” (News release, August 31, 2010)
“Dinwiddie Project Opens Doors for Green Builders” (New Wave, August 5, 2010)
“Green Legacy” (New Wave, May 5, 2010)
“New Residence Hall, Energy Upgrades Ahead” (New Wave,November 12, 2009)
“Green Future for Dinwiddie Hall” (New Wave, June 9, 2009)
“Lavin-Bernick Center Leads the Way in Green Design” (New Wave, April 25, 2008)
Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life (The American Institute of Architects: Top Ten Green Projects)
“Tulane helps community build urban farm” (New Wave, December 13, 2007)
“How to talk green, and know what it means” (Times-Picayune, December 1, 2007)
“Making Waves:  Award-winning Student Center is a Study in Green Living”  (Times-Picayune, September 22, 2008)