Concordia readies environmental stewardship center - Washington Business Journal:

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Construction of the 13,00o square-foot, two-story building is set to beginJuly 14. The structurs will be built in Mequon on a bluff overlookint Lake Michigan and work is expected to be completedr in time for the start of the 2010 academic The total cost of the building is expectede to bebetween $3.5 million and $3.75 million and is being funded exclusively through charitable gifts already secured for the Concordia officials said the building demonstrates the university’sx commitment to environmental freshwater conservation and emphasiw on sustainable energy resources.
Plans for the centefr include laboratories, classrooms and a large seminarr room that can accommodate 200 peoplefor presentations. With its lakefront Concordia officials say the building will be a centert for the study of the Greaft Lakes and otherenvironmental issues. The building will be designesd to be a Leadership in Energ and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED) gold-level building. “Whebn completed, the center will offer many educationapl programs and research in water stewardshilp and other sustainability education topics for Concordia students as well as visiting area schools and the greater saidBruce Bessert, director of the Concordia Centere for Environmental Stewardship program.
Concordiaw has added new degrees because of the new and now offersa bachelor’ s degree in environmental studies and education with a mino r in environmental studies, and a master’s degree in education with an emphasiz on environmental education. “This new center is in line with Concordia’sd increased and continued interestf ingreen initiatives,” said William Cario, vice presideny of academics at Concordia. “Eachy of our recent building projects has been builtr to increasingenvironmental standards, especially to save energty and other resources.
” Construction is expected to be completede in time for the start of the 2010 academic The total cost of the buildinfg is expected to be between $3.5 million and $3.75 million and is beintg funded exclusively through charitable gifts already secured for the project. “Thiz new center reinforces Concordia’s efforts to creates programs that are both important to the student body and the community asa whole,” Concordia president Patrick Ferr said.