Green Initiatives

An Eco-Friendly Campus

As we prepare for our future at LCU we have recognized the importance of being ecologically responsible and promoting measures for sustainability.  We have been recognized in the community as being a trendsetter in the areas of conserving energy, reducing waste, recycling, and voluntarily seeking LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council on each of our new constructions on campus. In our expansion, we believe that by using a number of eco-conscious sustainability measures we can reduce the amount of waste and carbon emissions produced by our institution.  Below are a few ways we are making a difference through stewardship and conservation.

Greywater:

Greywater is non-industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as laundry, showering, and in lavatories.  The essence of a greywater treatment system is to capture shower and lavatory water, treat it, and reuse it in the flushing of toilets and urinals, which significantly reduces fresh water consumed for these functions.  In an area that is limited in water supply, we believe that this common practice of recycling water will be beneficial to our community and the environment at large.

Welcome Center

The Cardwell Welcome Center, constructed in 2010, has changed the "face" of the university as viewed from 19^th Street and holds the highest certification that is attainable from the U.S. Green Building Council. The beautifully designed building complex has a 65-foot, all glass rotunda at its center, from which four wings extend East and West. The copper tiled rotunda towers several feet above the height of the four wings, and has the capacity to hold approximately 200 people for various events related to the university. Each wing contains a variety of office spaces, conference rooms, and flexible, general use open areas. The departments occupying the new facility are Admissions, University Advancement, Public Relations, Alumni Relations, and Marketing/Communications.

The Cardwell Welcome Center has many green initiatives incorporated and the LEED's Platinum Certification is truly an honor in which the university takes pride. At the time of the Platinum awarding in November 2011 there were 260 new construction projects in Texas that were registered with LEEDs and only 11 of them had a Platinum Certification. Read more about the Cardwell Welcome Center's green elements in the News section.