LEED Gold certification was scheduled to coincide with Dallas Hall's one hundred year anniversary.
Dallas Hall achieved LEED EB: O+M Gold LEED under LEED EB: O+M Version 3 with 63 points.
Sustainability features include:
- Multiple bus lines located within a quarter mile walking distance provides optimal access to the City bus network and promotes alternative transportation.
- An ASHRAE Level II Energy Audit to pinpoint energy saving strategies and cost reductions as well as long term capital improvements while providing greater occupant comfort levels.
- Installation of a water meter to measure water performance and consumption patterns. The water meter will assist in the identification of opportunities for additional water savings.
- Reflective pavement to reduce the heat island, minimize negative impacts on microclimates, reduce heat gain on the building, and improve human comfort.
- Native and adaptive planting species well-suited for the local climate requiring minimal irrigation, fertilization, and maintenance.
- All main lobbies have walk off mats to help reduce outdoor contaminants from being introduced into the building. This will assist indoor air quality.
- Sustainable purchasing resulting in 87% sustainable purchases related to electronics and 100% of all furniture purchases.
- All buildings on the SMU campus are non-smoking. Designated smoking areas at least 25’ from buildings are provided throughout the campus.
- An Integrated Pest Management Program, recycling of landscape waste, and minimization of fertilizer use.
- Installation of MERV 13 HVAC heavy filtration media to capture a wide variety of particles, including lint, dirt, carpet fibers, dust, dust mites, mold bacteria, pollen, and animal dander.
- 100% energy usage from renewable energy sources purchased with Renewable Energy Credits (RECs).
- Voluntary submission reporting of emissions to a third-party to aid in the collection of data to develop benchmarks and establish goals for reducing emissions from energy use.
- Water usage reduction of 33% with installation of water efficient toilets and low flow faucets.
- A high performance green cleaning policy to help reduce exposure of building occupants and maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemical, biological and particulate contaminants.