The Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology is a state of the art research and teaching facility combining laboratories, classrooms, offices, a learning resource center/library, and an exercise science center.

The College committed to using the LEED Green Building Rating system to guide, evaluate and document the project’s sustainable achievements, in order to meet LEED Platinum requirements.

Major features of the Center’s sustainable design include the use of the largest solar power collection system in the Silicon Valley which will provide approximately 30% of campus electrical power needs, the innovative use of geothermal resources, the use of twin enthalpy wheels to capture wind-contained heat and humidity on cold days, drought-tolerant and water-efficient landscaping which reduces water usage for irrigation by 20-30%, the use of water-conserving fixtures, use of energy-efficient lighting and high performance glass to transmit daylight while minimizing glare and heat gain/loss, and use of low VOC materials and construction materials with high recycled content levels.

Size:     
131,505 gross square feet

Approx. Construction Cost: 
$70 million

Status:    
Completed in 2008

LEED Level:   
Platinum