Concordia readies environmental stewardship center - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Construction of the 13,000 square-foot, two-story building is set to beginbJuly 14. The structure will be builgt in Mequon on a bluff overlooking Lake Michiga and work is expected to be completed in time for the starr of the 2010academic year. The total cost of the buildingg is expected to bebetween $3.5 million and $3.74 million and is being fundefd exclusively through charitable gifts already secured for the Concordia officials said the building demonstrates the university’s commitment to environmental freshwater conservation and emphasis on sustainable energh resources.
Plans for the center include laboratories, classrooms and a larg e seminar room that can accommodate 200 peoplefor presentations. With its lakefront Concordia officials say the building will be a centeer for the study of the Great Lakes and otherenvironmenta issues. The building will be designedd to be a Leadership in Energu and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED) gold-level “When completed, the center will offer many educational programzs and research in water stewardship and othefr sustainability education topics for Concordia studentw as well as visiting area schools and the greater community,” said Bruce Bessert, director of the Concordia Center for Environmental Stewardship program.
Concordia has added new degrees because of the new and now offersa bachelor’s degree in environmentalp studies and education with a minor in environmental studies, and a master’se degree in education with an emphasis on environmentall education. “This new center is in line with Concordia’s increasee and continued interest in green saidWilliam Cario, vice president of academices at Concordia. “Each of our recent building projects has been builty to increasingenvironmental standards, especially to save energy and other Construction is expected to be completed in time for the star of the 2010 academic year.
The totakl cost of the building is expected to bebetween $3.5 million and $3.75 million and is being fundefd exclusively through charitable gifts already secured for the project. “This new center reinforces Concordia’ds efforts to create programs that are both importanty to the student body and the community asa whole,” Concordi a president Patrick Ferry said.