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content="Sustainable Building and Design" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div>Yale’s 300-year-old campus is home to a growing collection of innovative green buildings. All comprehensive new construction and renovation project designs are required to meet the LEED Gold certification level. For details on the University’s sustainability related building standards and guidelines, <a data-attrib-id="MTUzMTg1Nzg2MTU0Ny1odHRwOi8vZmFjaWxpdGllcy55YWxlLmVkdS9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzL2ZpbGVzL0Rlc2lnbiUyMFN0YW5kYXJkcy8wMTM1MiUyMFN1c3RhaW5hYmxlJTIwRGVzaWduJTIwUmVxdWlyZW1lbnRzXzE1MDcyNy5wZGY=" href="https://facilities.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Design%20Standards/Updated%20Design%20Standards/01352%20Sustainable%20Design%20Requirements/01352%20Sustainable%20Design%20Requirements_w%20matrix.pdf" rel="noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Yale’s Sustainable Design Requirements</a> were adopted in 2010, and the <a data-attrib-id="MTUzMTg1Nzg2MTU1Mi1odHRwczovL3N1c3RhaW5hYmlsaXR5LnlhbGUuZWR1L3NpdGVzL2RlZmF1bHQvZmlsZXMvZmlsZXMvWUFMRUZSTVclMjBTVVNUJTIwU1VQUC5wZGY=" href="https://sustainability.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/YALEFRMW%20SUST%20SUPP.pdf" rel="noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sustainability Supplement to the Framework for Campus Planning</a> was developed in 2013.</div> <div> </div> <div>Learn more <span>about </span><a data-attrib-id="MTUzMTg1Nzg2MTU1NS1odHRwczovL2ZhY2lsaXRpZXMueWFsZS5lZHUvc3VzdGFpbmFiaWxpdHk=" href="https://facilities.yale.edu/contractor-consultant-resources/design-guidelines/yale-university-design-standards-capital-project" rel="noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">sustainability and design requirements for Yale Facilities</a><a href="https://facilities.yale.edu/documents-resources/design-standards"><span>. </span></a></div> <div> </div> <div>Pioneering projects include the Chemistry Research Building, the first lab in the world to achieve LEED standards, and Kroon Hall, the technologically advanced ultra-efficient home of the <a href="http://www.environment.yale.edu/">School of the Environment</a>, which is certified LEED Platinum.</div> <div> </div> <div>By building green, Yale provides healthier environments in which to work and learn. We advance the science of sustainability through innovative building practices and technologies, and provide up-close case studies for students of sustainable systems and architecture. </div> <div> </div> <div>Use the menu below to find out more about Yale’s LEED certified building projects and their sustainable attributes. </div> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <nav class="links node-links clearfix"></nav> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-views block-leed-certifications-block block-views-leed-certifications-block even" id="block-views-leed-certifications-block"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <h2 class="block-title">LEED Certified Building Projects</h2> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="view view-leed-certifications view-id-leed_certifications view-display-id-block view-dom-id-9f2a40ee6270bd05ada894b5b88d9334"> <div class="view-content"> <h3 class="views-accordion-leed_certifications-block-header"> <a 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