{"id":209749,"date":"2025-01-26T08:30:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T18:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=209749"},"modified":"2025-01-24T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T00:39:31","slug":"walter-dods-jr-rise-center-leed-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/26\/walter-dods-jr-rise-center-leed-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter Dods, Jr<\/abbr>. RISE<\/abbr> Center achieves LEED<\/abbr> Gold certification"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Walter Dods, Jr<\/abbr>. RISE<\/abbr> Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Walter Dods, Jr<\/abbr>. RISE<\/abbr> Center<\/a> was awarded LEED<\/abbr> Gold from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

LEED<\/abbr> (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green-building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence. Through design, construction and operations practices that improve environmental and human health, LEED<\/abbr>-certified buildings, including the Walter Dods, Jr<\/abbr>. RISE<\/abbr> Center, are helping to make the world more sustainable.<\/p>\n

“Achievement of LEED<\/abbr> Gold marks a significant milestone for RISE<\/abbr> Center,” said project lead Mike Lam, senior vice president of Hunt Companies Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. “Creation of a sustainable facility reflects the vision of the public-private partnership team, who were committed to developing a 21st century facility with a reduced carbon footprint that offers a healthy indoor environment for the students, educators and community members who use it every day.”<\/p>\n

By designing to a LEED<\/abbr> Gold standard, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, UH<\/abbr> Foundation<\/a> and Hunt Companies Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> developed a cutting-edge project that features:<\/p>\n