Mesa Court Student Housing Expansion
Certified LEED Platinum in 2018
Green Building Features:
- Received a Best Practice Award for Sustainable Design in 2017
- 53% more efficient than required by California’s building code (Title 24)
- Solar panels provide 14% of energy needs (there are 63 solar PV panels on the building)
- Solar hot water system (provides 40% of water used in dorms)
- Zero waste dining facility, with a 95% or higher waste diversion rate
- Flow through basins treat storm water before entering storm drain system
- Green roofs that insulate for heating loss and reduce solar heat gain