The North Village II housing complex is the newest of Allegheny College’s on-campus student dormitories. The 4-story building is located on an 1.5-acre site and can accommodate 230 upperclassmen in 81 double and quad units. Allegheny College has made a commitment to sustainability, with a goal that all new construction on campus will attain a minimum of LEED Silver certification, and that 100% of the campus’s electricity will be produced by wind power. The North Village II complex is a certified LEED Gold facility, featuring:
- Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood.
- High-recycled content construction materials, produced within 500 miles of the project site.
- Open spaces with vegetation and rain gardens to reduce stormwater runoff. Geothermal heating and cooling system.
- Efficient water fixtures.
- Energy-saving motors on mechanical equipment.
- Low-VOC paints.
The following services were provided for the project:
- Utility coordination.
- Erosion and sedimentation control plan.
- Stormwater management.
- Analysis of proposed rain gardens.
- NPDES permitting.