UT Arlington's College Park Centre wins LEED Gold
The $78 million College Park Centre at The University of Texas (UT) at Arlington, Texas, US has received LEED Gold from the US Green Building Council.
Designed by HKS Incorporation, the 218,000 square feet facility opened in February 2012. It has a seat capacity of 7,000. The building employs a host of green measures. Its grand entrance atrium, concourses and one, full-size practice court have been designed to offer maximum natural light penetration. It also incorporates traditional building methods, efficient window glazing, reduced interior lighting power density, and high-performance HVAC units. All these combine to bring a 15% reduction in energy consumption.
The centre has been fitted with low-flow restroom and shower facilities which lead to water savings. Its irrigation systems and landscape design further lead to a fall of 63.7% in potable water usage for those systems.
The property makes use of about 30% of reclaimed materials. Other green features include procuring 42% of the building materials from within 500 miles of the project site, and recycling over 85% of its construction debris.
