UCLA Hitch Commons, the new 3,527 sq ft community building at the heart of the UCLA Hitch Student Residences project, is now LEED Platinum! The building houses a community kitchen and multipurpose rooms. Building ranks in the top 4% of projects in this rating system version.
Why It's Green:
38% improvement on baseline bldg performance rating
7% onsite renewable energy
35% green power purchase
20% recycled content building materials
20% regionally extracted, harvested, recovered, or manufactured materials
50% FSC-certified wood products
75% diversion of construction and demolition debris
75% of occupied space has daylighting
90% of occupied space has quality views
50% reduction in potable landscape water use
30% reduction in baseline indoor water use
The UCLA Grand Challenge in sustainability is a major university wide initiative focused on getting Los Angeles to 100% sustainability in energy, water, and biodiversity by 2050.
http://www.gbig.org/activities/leed-1000033409/dashboard
http://www.steinberg.us.com/news/ucla-hitch-commons-achieves-leed-platinum
http://www.sustain.ucla.edu/
275 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024