Geothermal System Central to Eco- Friendly Design of College Science Center The green building movement continues to expand as more consumers see the results of balanced energy savings in addition to conservation. Saint Vincent College, located on a 200-acre campus just 40 miles outside of Pittsburgh, PA, places environmental stewardship as a top priority. Central to this belief are energy e?ciency and sustainability, which are demonstrated in a recent renovation and construction project which included the 57,000-square-foot addition to its Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion. According to Saint Vincent College, the goal for the LEED gold-certi?ed facility was to make “improvements to the quality of the site, reduce water and energy consumption and use materials which reduce the impact

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