VCU debuts eco-friendly education building
VCU unveiled its new $2.6 million research and education building at the Rice Center, VCU’s 343-acre living laboratory on the James River.
The 4,900-square-foot Walter L. Rice Education Building houses lecture and laboratory rooms for classes, a conference room and administrative offices as well as an outdoor classroom pavilion.
VCU unveiled its new $2.6 million research and education building at the Rice Center, VCU’s 343-acre living laboratory on the James River.
The 4,900-square-foot Walter L. Rice Education Building houses lecture and laboratory rooms for classes, a conference room and administrative offices as well as an outdoor classroom pavilion.
The building incorporates features such as geothermal heating and cooling, solar electrical power generation and advanced water recycling and wastewater treatment systems. The university is pursuing platinum status, which is the highest possible rating through the nationally recognized U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.
Brief by VCU News Center
