“Our company is committed to staying at the forefront of the environmental effort to protect the environment, serve our collegiate partners, and save energy dollars through efficient building products, methods and systems.”
Randy Churchey
President and Chief Executive Officer
EdR
According to the U.S. Green Building Council, buildings represent a greater percentage of the total U. S. energy consumption than transportation. EdR in partnership with universities and colleges, has embraced eco-friendly policies and is advancing this important issue today and for the future.
To do the best job we can for our collegiate customers and residents, EdR has partnered with some of the most forward-thinking architects and builders in the country.
EdR has completed sustainable construction projects for nearly 11,000 beds and has another 4,000 in production. Those 14,000-plus beds represent nearly $1 billion in sustainable, environmentally friendly buildings across the United States.
Among the many sustainable design and construction features found at EdR collegiate housing are:
Since 2004, EdR has had a number of projects either Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified or qualified. (LEED-qualified projects were built to meet certification standards, but the client chose not to pursue commissioning.)
Click here to see a complete list.
LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy-savings, water efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
EdR was an early proponent of geothermal heating and cooling to contribute to the sustainability of its buildings; we continue to use this feature in our projects.
In fact, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. selected our on-campus housing project at the California University of Pennsylvania as the only university project in the nation to be included in a special exhibit of Sustainable Communities from around the world.
Geothermal is the most energy-efficient, environmentally clean and cost-effective space conditioning system available, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
EPA found that geothermal heat pumps can reduce energy consumption and corresponding emissions by more than 40% compared to air-source heat pumps and by more than 70% compared to electric-resistance heating with standard air-conditioning equipment. Combining geothermal with other energy-efficient measures, such as window tinting/replacement or lighting or insulation upgrades, can further increase these savings.
EdR recently broke ground on a new student housing development at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) in Syracuse. This campus was identified by The Princeton Review and the USGBC as one of the nation’s most eco-friendly campuses.
“EdR’s attention to our college’s sustainability ideals along with our goal to greatly improve our students’ living environment impressed the selection committee,” said Brenda Greenfield, Executive Director of the ESF College Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation of alumni, college and community leaders committed to helping the SUNY-ESF achieve its mission through resource development and resource management.
“It is very important to our college and students that our student housing reflects the college’s commitment to the environment and is on the cutting edge of sustainability.”
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Each building within EdR’s University Village Apartments on Colvin community was individually judged and each received between 76 and 78.5 documented and approved points, which corresponds to the Gold-level certification under the LEED for Homes rating system. Additionally, all units are Energy Star-certified.
“Only 18 buildings in the state of New York have attained LEED Gold certification and five of them are within this student housing community,” said Bruce King, managing partner, at Holmes • King • Kallquist & Associates, architects for this project.
“We are proud to have been a part in the creation of University Village and to be a partner with a wonderful team from the university, EdR and other contractors.”
The University Village Apartments on Colvin also won “Best New Construction in Central New York in 2009” from the Central New York Business Journal’s “A Time to Build” Awards.
Click here to read an article about this project in Student Housing Business magazine.
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| EdR is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council |
For additional information, contact the Development Team at 901.259.2500 or e-mail development@edrtrust.com
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