Third LEED building officially opens

The Social Sciences and Mathematics Building was officially opened on June 23. The new facility provides 9,090 square metres of research, classroom and office space for students and faculty in the departments of geography, political science, mathematics and statistics, the School of Environmental Studies and the UVic/Environment Canada Water and Climate Impacts Research Centre (W-CIRC). The building is the third facility at UVic to be registered in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating Program. Sustainable features include green roofs and extensive use of mountain pine beetle wood. More at www.uvic.ca/buildings/cab.html