Bridgewater College's Stone Village receives LEED
Bridgewater College's village-style residences named Stone Village in Virginia, US has secured LEED certification from the US Green Building Council.
The facility has been designed by Greensboro, North Carolina-based architectural firm Moser Mayer Phoenix Associates with G&H Contracting offering construction services. It commenced construction in mid-2010 and was officially dedicated in August 2011. The property consists of five houses which are grouped with the pre-existing Strickler Apartments and features sustainable housing for 87 students. The housing incorporates a Victorian-style and encompasses a communal outdoor space.
The facility imbibes various eco-friendly elements. Its insulation exceeds minimum standards and contains rapidly renewable, soy-based materials. The rooms of the building incorporate occupancy sensor-controlled lighting systems to reduce energy usage. All appliances used in the building are Energy Star-certified. Use of low-VOC interior paints and adhesives add to the sustainability by upgrading indoor air quality.
The property's landscaping has been designed to make storm water runoff clean and decrease needs of potable water for irrigation of plants. Among other green features of the facility include use of a minimum of 20% of reclaimed materials during construction, and manufacturing or harvesting 20%
of all materials within 500 miles of the project site.
The project has been financed through a US Department of Agriculture Rural Development loan.
