The University of California Santa Barbara boasts not only a beautiful campus near the ocean, but also recently completed student housing that’s been certified LEED Platinum. Designed by Los Angeles-based architectural firm Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA), the UCSB San Joaquin Student Housing was created to take advantage of the region’s ideal coastal climate to reduce energy demands. In addition to the use of passive design principles, the project employs several other sustainable strategies...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/leed-platinum-ucsb-student-housing-harnesses-californias-coastal-climate
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