Grinnell College’s Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA) Education Center in Grinnell, Iowa, has earned a Gold rating in the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
The building is the first in Iowa to receive a LEED Gold rating, according to a press release from the building’s designer, Holabird & Root LLC, Chicago.
Some of the green building features that earned the CERA Education Center its distinction include a geothermal heat pump system, building materials made from 60 percent recycled content and the use of low VOC paints, adhesives and sealants.
Latest from Construction & Demolition Recycling
- Caterpillar announces group president of Construction Industries transition
- Michigan Strategic Fund approves 2 brownfield projects
- Federal Signal finalizes Mega Corp. acquisition
- Construction industry must attract workers in 2026
- Hyundai announces chief operating officer
- Kaeser Compressors announces new factory-direct branches in Florida
- Tariffs push construction materials prices higher
- Steel industry executives urge tariff vigilance
