Second Nature and USGBC announced the 2017 Climate Leadership Award Winners

by Marcy Marro | 3 October 2017 12:00 am

Today, Second Nature[1] and the U.S. Green Building Council[2] (USGBC) announced the eighth annual Climate Leadership Awards.

This year’s recipient in the four-year category, Loyola University Chicago, has reduced carbon emissions by 38 percent from a 2008 baseline per square foot of facility in two of its locations, and is now home to 10 LEED-certified buildings across four campuses with more green roofs than any other university in the Midwest. Portland Community College,recipient in the two-year category, has reduced energy consumption by 65 percent per square foot since 2006, counts nine LEED-certified buildings including a net zero LEED Platinum center in its portfolio, and has three solar installments totaling more than 700 KW.

The 2017 Climate Leadership Award winners and honorable mentions are:

Two-Year Institution Winner:

Portland Community College

Honorable Mention:

Bristol Community College

Four-Year Institution Winner:

Loyola University Chicago

Honorable Mention:

Georgia Southern University

Award winners will be recognized as part of the 2017 USGBC Leadership Awards Luncheon at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo[3] on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, in Boston, Mass. Visit Second Nature to learn more about the Climate Leadership Awards[4].

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