World’s First LEED Platinum ‘Integrated Campus’ In Spain
The newly designed 312,000-sf Loyola University Campus in Seville, Spain has become the world’s first integrated campus to receive LEED Platinum, the highest environmental rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. The multipurpose facility, which also aims to be the first ‘5G Campus’ in the worl
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Sep 1, 2020 5:46 AM
The newly designed 312,000-sf Loyola University Campus in Seville, Spain has become the world’s first integrated campus to receive LEED Platinum, the highest environmental rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. The multipurpose facility, which also aims to be the first ‘5G Campus’ in the world, was designed to accommodate numerous aspects of learning and university life. More than 20% of the building materials come from previous uses, and more than 30% of the materials were locally extracted from the surrounding area. Project construction was wrapped in 17 months. The $29 million project places all of the classrooms, laboratories, and common spaces (including the cafeteria and auditorium), which totals 265,000-sf, in a single, optimized building. The sports building, library, lockers, access building, and chapel, which totals over 47,000-sf of additional space, complete the complex. “The project incorporates textile technology – the design of an external element, ‘the candle,’ which controls the light that penetrates the buildings,” said Luis Vidal, President and Founding Partner at luis vidal + architects. “The campus also consists of a sequence of open and closed spaces, designed to provide self-shading.” Winter/summer plazas change with the seasons to provide comfortable outdoor space for students. During summer these plazas benefit from the sun shading of the buildings, generating spaces sheltered from the Western sunlight. In addition, the presence of water cools down the temperature and creates a microclimate of a certain comfort. During winter plazas heat up with sunlight, in its lowest angles of incidence and, they are protected from the prevailing winds. The campus’ roof, facades, and windows were designed to minimize sizable energy losses. Photovoltaic panels were also installed to reduce the net-energy consumption of the building. A water recovery system was also incorporated.
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