Buildings and Construction

Sustainable Building and Design at Yale: An Overview

Yale’s 300 year-old campus is home to a quickly growing collection of innovative green buildings and laboratories. Since the completion of the Class of 1954 Chemistry Research Building, Yale’s first LEED-certified structure, the University has mandated that all comprehensive new construction and renovation project designs must meet LEED “Gold” status or higher. For details on the University's sustainability related building standards and guidelines read through Yale's Design Standards document.

LEED Buildings AT Yale

Pioneering projects include the Chemistry Research Building, the first lab in the world to achieve LEED standards, and Kroon Hall, the technologically advanced ultra-efficient home of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), which was built to LEED Platinum standards.

By building green, Yale provides healthier environments in which to work and learn, it advances the science of sustainability by encouraging and developing building practices and technologies, and it provides up-close case studies for students of sustainable systems and architecture.

As its campus has developed as a center of environmental progress and innovation, Yale has embraced and advanced its leadership role the in the field of sustainable construction. The Yale School of Architecture boasts a world-renowned environmental design program and also offers a joint program in architecture and environmental management with F&ES. The University also shares methods and practices with partners around the region, nation, and world.

For more information:

What makes a sustainable building at Yale
Yale Building Design and Construction Committee