The construction of the Wasserstein Hall, Caspersen Student Center, Clinical Wing project is now in the homestretch—the building is scheduled to open in December 2011. The complex—designed by Robert A.M. Stern, Architects—is also on target to receive LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. More than 90 percent of construction waste is being recycled rather than sent to landfills. Rainwater capture occurs on roof and hardscape areas, is collected in an underground cistern and is used to irrigate planting beds. Heat recovery devices (enthalpy wheels) are used in the mechanical ventilation system. Covered shelters have been built to house 52 bicycles. A new 695-space, four-level, below-grade parking garage replaces the five-story parking structure that once stood where the WCC building is now located.
