The U.S. Green Building Council has officially awarded Mariposa Hall LEED – Gold Certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
Mariposa Hall is a 25,000-square-foot building that houses nine learning studios, one multi-purpose lab, faculty and staff offices, and a state-of-the-art nursing lab. The inherent design of Mariposa Hall is a culmination of ideas that speak to the notion of respect for nature thereby internalizing the message of sustainability. Use of local and recycled building materials, water conserving plumbing fixtures, rain water harvesting system, daylight harvesting system, energy conserving fixtures, and low-chemical-use interior finishes are features integrated into the building making it a healthy learning environment.