CCU buildings awarded LEED Gold
The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded two buildings at Coastal Carolina University LEED Gold status. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the council’s rating system for the design and construction of energy-efficient and high-performing buildings.
The HTC Center and Brittain Hall each recently earned LEED Gold status, making them the third and fourth LEED buildings at the University. In 2010, Adkins Field House earned LEED Gold, as the first LEED building at Coastal Carolina University. In 2012, the Bryan Information Commons earned LEED Silver status.
The HTC Center, CCU’s student recreation and convocation center, houses more than 131,000 square feet of state-of-the-art equipment and resources. The convocation portion of the building is the home of CCU basketball and volleyball teams and seats 3,370 spectators. The recreation portion of the center includes an indoor track, multiple aerobics and fitness studios, strength and conditioning equipment, a climbing wall and concession areas. The HTC Center also includes the campus bookstore, offices and hospitality suites. The HTC Center, named for Horry Telephone Cooperative in an agreement with the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation, opened in 2012. Phillip Massey was the CCU project manager and Garvin Design Group of Columbia designed the building. This was their third LEED (Gold) project.
Brittain Hall is a 48,996 gross square foot building that includes Einstein’s Bagel Shop, academic offices and classroom space. Some of the green features for Brittain Hall include water use reduction, optimal energy performance, enhanced commissioning and recycled building content. Brittain Hall, named for Clay D. Brittain Jr., opened in 2013. Shawn Godwin was the CCU project manager, and Pike McFarland Hall of Myrtle Beach designed the building. This was their third LEED project.
“The continuation of achieving LEED Gold status exemplifies the cooperative work of many on campus in addition to our planners, architects and construction firms,” said Rein Mungo, interim director of facilities and planning management. “And we will continue to incorporate sustainable features into our future plans and projects.”
LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the quantifiable metrics related to sustainability: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
"The University’s LEED certification demonstrates a tremendous commitment to sustainable green building leadership," said Jennifer Sellers, sustainability coordinator. "As our campus continues to grow, we will also continue to conserve materials and resources with our projects and in our mission to sustainability."
