Green Building

Queens Green Building At A Glance:

 -The new D’Angelo  Center and the  classrooms in St. John      Hall incorporate district  cooling, advanced lighting  systems and controls,  demand control    ventilation, displacement    HVAC and other    sustainable features and    practices.

 -St. Vincent Residence  Hall incorporates valance  system heating and  cooling.

 -Most buildings have  been upgraded with  digital control of  mechanical systems.

-Site lighting and parking garages have been upgraded with energy efficient lighting. Roadway and parking lot lighting has been upgraded with LED.  

-All buildings (2 million square feet) have been retrofitted with fluorescent lighting upgrades and occupancy controls.


-Most of all roofing systems incorporate reflective coatings

-Storm water retention design has been  incorporated into the north east part of campus 

-Most science laboratories have been upgraded with high performance fume hoods kits

-Landscaping groundscare is transitioning to organics soils management

-Residence Village (2300 beds) incorporate high efficiency lighting, district cooling, water conservation fixtures and laundries, and web-based Dashboard energy monitoring