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The center will be the first for a public university to achieve the Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification. It will be the only site in the U.S. to combine LBC with a progressive curriculum. EWU is creating the innovators of tomorrow.
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EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY’S SUSTAINABILITY CENTER
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E A S T E R N W A S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I T Y ’ S

S U S T A I N A B I L I T YC E N T E R

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T H E S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y C E N T E R W I L L B E

T H E F I R S T F O R A P U B L I C U N I V E R S I T Y T O A C H I E V E T H E L I V I N G B U I L D I N G C H A L L E N G E

( L B C ) C E R T I F I C AT I O N . I T W I L L B E T H E O N LY

S I T E I N T H E U. S . TO C O M B I N E L B C W I T H A

P R O G R E S S I V E C U R R I C U LU M . E W U I S C R E AT I N G T H E I N N O V AT O R S O F T O M O R R O W .

www.ewu.edu | Eastern Washington University

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www.ewu.edu | Eastern Washington University

Eastern’s Sustainability Center

will be a focal point of teaching,

learning and community

engagement as the alternative

and renewable energy fields

continue to grow in this country

and around the world.

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www.ewu.edu | Eastern Washington University

T H E C E N T E R W I L L F O C U S O N S C I E N C E ,

T E C H N O LO G Y, E N G I N E E R I N G A N D M AT H .

T W O C L A S S R O O M S , A N E N G I N E E R I N G L I V I N G L A B

A N D R E A L – T I M E DATA CO L L E C T I O N

W I L L C R E AT E A D E S T I N AT I O N F O R

K - 12 S T U D E N TS , R E A L W O R L D L E A R N I N G

O P P O RT U N I T I E S F O R E W U S T U D E N TS , A S W E L L

A S A T E S T I N G S I T E F O R A R E A B U S I N E S S E S .

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The center’s living lab will

allow active modification of

building insulation and glazing

and will feature different

building styles to use as

training models. In the research

lab, students, faculty and

visiting corporate entities can

test designs and equipment.

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EWU’s engineers and educators

will get hands-on practice

with emerging technologies,

innovative curricula and

teaching strategies.

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T H E C E N T E R W I L L B E I T S O W N U T I L I T Y.

I T W I L L A L S O F E AT U R E :

N E T Z E R O WAT E R

N E T Z E R O P OW E R

N E T Z E R O WA S T E

S U S TA I N A B L E L A N D S C A P I N G

S U S TA I N A B L E G A R D E N S

www.ewu.edu | Eastern Washington University

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The center’s plots will feature

innovative agro-ecology and

permaculture gardening

models. Here students, faculty,

and visitors can participate in

ongoing sustainability research.

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www.ewu.edu | Eastern Washington University

T H E G A R D E N S W I L L S E R V E A S A 24/7 - ACC E S S I B L E E N V I R O N M E N TA L

E D U C AT I O N FAC I L I T Y. T H E Y W I L L C R E AT E

A L I V I N G L A B O R ATO RY F O R CO U R S E S A S D I V E R S E

A S F I E L D B OTA N Y, E T H N O B OTA N Y, G A R D E N I N G

W I T H N AT I V E S P E C I E S , CO M P O S T I N G A N D

B E S T P R AC T I C E S F O R A R I D E CO S YS T E M S .

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PROJECTED ESTIMATE

OF PROBABLE COSTS

@ 15,800 sq. ft.

Design:

$1,107,795

Construction:

$7,386,500

Project management:

$335,700

Geotechnical and traffic studies:

$55,000

Soft costs:

$1,678,750

TOTAL COST: $10,563,975

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S T U D E N T S U CC E S SGoal: To create an environment where students

succeed at their highest level.

EWU has “cracked the code” for student success.

EWU is a national leader for successfully attracting,

retaining, graduating, and transforming the lives

of all students, including under represented, first

generation, non-traditional and diverse students of

all backgrounds.

INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNIT YGoal: Build an environment that utilizes research to

identify, anticipate and respond to community and

societal needs.

EWU is a national leader both in developing

multiple pathways for students to complete

degrees and in designing imaginative curricula,

research and scholarly activity that anticipate and

respond effectively to shifting social and economic

challenges and opportunities.

CO M M U N I T Y E N G AG E M E N TGoal: Increase community engagement through

active participation of students, staff and faculty

with community groups, business, organizations

and government.

A significant engine powering the state, EWU

is the public university whose students, faculty,

staff and alumni make profound and significant

contributions to the economic and social vitality of

the region. EWU remains the best value for higher

education in the state.

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