Green Buildings

UCI is committed to creating places where people can thrive in healthy and sustainable environments. The built environment incorporates design principles prioritizing human wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and innovation. All new construction and renovation projects are built upon Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification principles.

UCI follows UC Policy on Sustainable Practices with all new buildings meeting LEED Gold and striving for LEED Platinum.

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What is LEED?

LEED is the standard for green building design and policy. It provides an independent and third-party verification for buildings aimed at achieving high performance in key areas of human and environmental health. Categories include sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental air quality. The UC has adopted LEED as standard for green building policy.

LEED at UCI

UCI currently has a total of 33 LEED certified buildings on the main campus. 22 are LEED Platinum and 11 are LEED Gold. UCI has one of the most LEED-certified Platinum and Gold buildings of new construction on college campuses. All major construction and renovation projects are coordinated by Design and Construction Services in the Division of Finance & Administration (DFA).

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To find out where our green buildings are on campus, visit this map.

  1. Verano 8 Graduate Housing
  2. College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing Building
  3. Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building
  4. Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
  5. Middle Earth Housing Expansion
  6. Anteater Learning Pavilion
  7. Mesa Court Student Housing Expansion
  8. Continuing Education Classroom Building
  9. Merage School of Business II
  10. Newkirk Alumni Center
  11. Claire Trevor School of the Arts Contemporary Arts Center & Production Studio
  12. Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway
  13. Biological Sciences III
  14. Verano Place Infant Toddler Center
  15. Verano Place Student Housing Complex – Cedar Unit
  16. Verano Place Student Housing Complex – Aspen Unit
  17. Verano Place Student Housing Complex – Poplar Unit
  18. Verano Place Student Housing Complex –
    Alder Unit
  19. Engineering Hall
  20. Medical Education Building
  21. Sue & Bill Gross Hall – A CIRM Institute
  22. Humanities Gateway

  1. Plaza Verde
  2. Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center Scientific Building
  3. Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center Efficiency Building
  4. Clinical Laboratory Building at UC Irvine Medical Center
  5. Puerta del Sol student housing complex
  6. Camino del Sol student housing complex
  7. Anteater Recreation Center expansion
  8. Donald Bren Hall
  9. Student Center expansion
  10. Anteater Instruction and Research Building
  11. Palo Verde student housing complex expansion

  • Existing Buildings (EB:OM)
    • Croul Hall
    • Frederick Reines Hall
    • Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility
    • Hewitt Hall
    • Humanities Instructional Building
    • Natural Sciences II
    • Social Ecology I
  • Commercial Interiors (CI)
    • Office of Global Engagement