UCI is awarded for ‘green’ building

A research building on UC Irvine’s campus has earned the university its fourth environmental design award in two years, school officials announced Tuesday.

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded UCI a gold certificate in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for its 147,975-square-foot Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences building.

The building was completed in 2007 and annually saves more than 200 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 500,000 gallons of water with more efficient fixtures, and 25% of the building is made of recycled materials.

The campus’ Palo Verde II Student Apartments, Anteater Instruction and Research Building and UCI Student Center have also earned the school gold awards from the council.

— Joseph Serna