The พรพรสำฦต community gathered at the Trudy Fitness Center on Thursday to celebrate having earned , given by the U.S. Green Building Council.
โTณ๓ฑ๐ is a great resource for the พรพรสำฦต community,โ said Andrew Turner, director of fitness and programming, and master of ceremonies for the event. โTณ๓ฑ๐ number of different people I see here, from faculty, staff and the community, and of course, students, is just amazing for a school this size,โ said Turner.
President Jeffrey Herbst was in attendance and added: โLEED status shows that พรพรสำฦต is putting our energy in the right places.โ Herbst explained that the Trudy is a model for how the university invests in new buildings and renovations, while also offering a place to promote healthy lifestyles.
Built during what Herbst called โstrong economic headwinds,โ the Trudy Fitness Center was completely funded by donors. Their generosity included the features that resulted in Trudy gold LEED status, as well as all of the high-tech cardio and strength machines, and a generous endowment for operations.
The ceremony also was an indication that พรพรสำฦต is progressing toward .
Also in attendance was Ian Dombroski โ13, who helped in creation of the event and introduced a video he put together with Anna Cvitkovic โ13, Sonya Falcone โ12, Mark Jenett โ12, and Chris Mahoney โ12 for an environmental studies course in the 2012 spring semester.
โAchieving LEED gold certification brings in an exciting new era for project management at พรพรสำฦต,โ said John Pumilio, director of sustainability. โFrom this point forward, and major renovation will strive to meet a minimum of LEED silver standards.โ The is next up for submission.
Pumilio said, โI hope to be celebrating again really soon.โ