Socially Responsible by Design - Mills Graduate School of Business Achieves LEED GOLD

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is please to announce that the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business building at Mills College, Oakland, CA, has been awarded USGBC's LEED-NC Gold Certification. This is a significant achievement for the school as it reinforces the core values of the Center for Socially Responsible Business and commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship and ethical business practices.

Throughout the project, sustainable features are seamlessly integrated with the architecture to provide an exemplary teaching tool as well as considerable measurable benefits. By utilizing harvesting rainwater from all roofs, treating and reusing it for flushing low flow toilet fixtures, the total baseline water consumption of the building will be reduced by 80%. Daylight used to illuminate 100% of the occupied interior spaces is supplemented with occupancy controlled fluorescent fixtures. By implementing radiant heated concrete flooring, low-E glazing with sun shading devices, and opting for windows over air conditioning, the building will achieve a 32% annual reduction over baseline usage in energy consumption.

The USGBC's LEED Green Building Rating System was designed by leading experts in the construction industry to promote buildings that are economically profitable, environmentally friendly, healthy and productive places to work. The system is based on ratings in six categories: sustainability; water efficiency; energy efficiency and atmospheric quality; use of materials and resources; indoor environmental quality; and sustainable innovations.

For more information about the USGBC and the USGBC's LEED rating system, visit www.usgbc.org.