A. James Clark Hall Awarded LEED Gold

A. James Clark Hall at the University of Maryland, College Park was awarded LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The 184,000 GSF, six-floor engineering building is home to high-performance laboratory, instructional, and maker spaces. An open plan environment provides an abundance of natural light and is paired with a robust building envelope and high efficiency mechanical systems. These systems are exposed and composed throughout the building to inspire students, including a transparent two-story chiller plant that serves as didactic engagement for engineering students passing by the building. Energy wheels, passive solar shading, high efficiency chillers, displacement ventilation and 100% storm water management are among the sustainable features that contributed to LEED Gold Certification.