{"id":140543,"date":"2021-05-03T11:20:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T21:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=140543"},"modified":"2021-11-04T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:40:45","slug":"building-top-energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/03\/building-top-energy-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> law school building earns top energy efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_140551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140551\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-law-clinical-building-1.jpg\" alt=\"law clinical building\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-law-clinical-building-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-law-clinical-building-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-law-clinical-building-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> law school clinical building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/\">William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a>\u2019s new Clinical Building has joined a dozen other structures throughout the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> System in achieving Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (<abbr>LEED<\/abbr>) status, one of the top levels of energy efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Although the building was dedicated two years ago, the <abbr title=\"United States\">U.S.<\/abbr> Green Building Council in charge of <abbr>LEED<\/abbr> designations needed time to verify and finalize the building\u2019s status.<\/p>\n<p>Achieving Gold <abbr>LEED<\/abbr> status included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>diversion of 86&#37; of the on-site generated construction waste from the landfill<\/li>\n<li>sourcing 48&#37; of the materials from the region<\/li>\n<li>access to public transportation and bicycle racks<\/li>\n<li>a reflective white roof coating<\/li>\n<li>double-pane tinted windows<\/li>\n<li>low-flow water use features<\/li>\n<li>high quality of indoor air and ventilation<\/li>\n<li>use of non-toxic and low Volatile Organic Compound paints and materials<\/li>\n<li>occupant-controlled lighting and motion sensors<\/li>\n<li>water-efficient landscaping and natural stormwater controls (bioswales)<\/li>\n<li>an overall energy cost savings of 31&#37; from various features including 50 solar photovoltaic panels on the roof that generate about 17&#37; of the building\u2019s power needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other &ldquo;green&rdquo; features of the building include a specialized skylight two stories overhead that fills the lobby with natural light; native plants landscaping surrounding the building; and sound\u00adproof interview rooms offering privacy to community members served by the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> law school\u2019s increasingly robust clinical program.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Other <abbr>UH<\/abbr> <abbr>LEED<\/abbr> status buildings:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/06\/20\/palamanui-earns-leed-platinum\/\">P\u0101lamanui earns <abbr>LEED<\/abbr> Platinum status for sustainable campus design<\/a>, June 20, 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/02\/19\/uh-information-technology-center-awarded-leed-gold\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Information Technology Center awarded <abbr>LEED<\/abbr> Gold<\/a>, February 19, 2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2012\/01\/26\/cmore-leed-award\/\">Green building earns platinum award for <abbr title=\"Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education\">C-MORE<\/abbr> building<\/a>, January 26, 2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contributing to a sustainable campus<\/h2>\n<p>When the building was dedicated in 2019, former Associate Dean <strong>Denise Antolini<\/strong>, who oversaw much of the decade-long funding, design and construction of the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> law school\u2019s third building, spoke of the importance of striving for <abbr>LEED<\/abbr> status to contribute to a sustainable campus.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Looking 30 years ahead&#8212;when this building is here but most of us will not be on this campus&#8212;I hope our succes\u00adsors will say that this project has truly improved the university and our island community,&rdquo; Antolini said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Despite our very large personal and professional investment in getting this building off the ground, it\u2019s really not about us. It\u2019s about building a sustainable future for our students who will serve others, with professionalism and aloha, here in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and around the world,&rdquo; added Antolini.<\/p>\n<p>Dean <strong>Camille Nelson<\/strong> said she is gratified by <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s dedication to supporting sustainable structures, and is proud of the <abbr>LEED<\/abbr> recognition attained by the Clinical Building. She added her thanks to former Dean <strong>Avi Soifer<\/strong> for his dedication to the project and leadership in the multi-million dollar fundraising effort led by Honolulu attorney Mark Davis. She praised the entire team at Richardson and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> that oversaw its completion for their forward-looking vision and commitment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Richardson community, its friends and supporters, came together to envision, plan and construct the new building in a way that exemplifies great care for the sustainable future of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii,\">Â鶹´«Ã½,<\/span>&rdquo; said Nelson. &ldquo;They deserve our gratitude for their hard work, steadfast determination and commitment to the law school, the university and the state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This effort is an example of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=28\">Building a Sustainable and Resilient Campus Environment: Within the Global Sustainability and Climate Resilience Movement<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/article\/new-law-school-clinical-building-gains-gold-leed-status-energy-efficiency\">For more information, see the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> law school website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211;By Beverly Creamer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Clinical Building has joined a dozen other structures throughout the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campus system in achieving Gold <abbr>LEED<\/abbr> status, one of the top levels of energy efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[21,1359,154,1314,73,9,68],"class_list":["post-140543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-21st-century-facilities","tag-energy","tag-law","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-manoa","tag-william-s-richardson-school-of-law","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140543"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140575,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140543\/revisions\/140575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}