Sustainable Campus

Green Buildings

The University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus is committed to implementing sustainable design principles  on all campus buildings with the aim of conserving energy, water as well as administering superior healthy spaces to study, work, and live.

• All new buildings should meet LEED Gold, while any newly renovated buildings should meet LEED Silver standards, or equivalent green building standards as a minimum.
• All chemicals and equipment used for cleaning must meet or exceed the U.S. Green Building Council LEED’s guidelines and must be proven sustainable products.
• Reduce total campus building electricity consumption.
• Integrate campus-wide energy management system for existing buildings.
• Evaluate  and pursue other infrastructure projects as potential Envision projects under the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.