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Tradition and Sustainability: LEED Campus Renovations

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 Althouse Renovations - Solar Panels
SECCO workers install solar panels as part of a shaded trellis behind The Quarry (2010) 

At Dickinson, major building renovations are a blend of past, present and future.  Extensive renovations at Althouse Hall make the 52-year-old building more user-friendly and sustainable, enough so that it was awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold rating from the United States Green Building Council.  Home to the departments of Africana studies, economics and international business & management, Althouse is the third campus building in two years to receive a LEED-Gold rating. The designation also was awarded to the Stuart and James halls of the Rector Science Complex and the Center for Sustainable Living (Treehouse)

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