UA residence halls Árbol de la Vida and Likins have achieved LEED platinum certification

 

The U.S. Green Building Council has announced LEED platinum certification for the two newest residence halls at the University of Arizona. This is the first residential project to earn LEED platinum in the state of Arizona and the second LEED platinum designation for the UA.

Árbol de la Vida and Likins residence halls join the UA Campus Recreation Center as LEED platinum certified. The two residence halls provided 1,088 new beds for students in the 2011-12 academic year.

LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally recognized mark of excellence that provides a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design.

Buildings receive a total number of points determined by a variety of categories. The number of points results in the level of LEED certification: basic, silver, gold and platinum.

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