The Hunter College School of Social Work is looking to obtain LEED Certified rating based on LEED New Construction (NC). In achieving this goal, the following items and/or procedures have been implemented.

Widely used throughout the building are materials with sixty percent or better recycled content such as recycled steel bicycle racks. Contractor is making use of regional manufacturing within a 500 mile radius, regional raw materials, and rapidly renewable resources.  VOC content is kept in check by using low-emitting sealants and paints. Listed on the next page are more specifications towards LEED Certification.

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Green roofs are located on the first and second floors. These roofs vary from intensive to extensive green roofs. They are known to help with the heat island effect, keeping the building cool during hot summers and insulated during the winter months.  Located on the library deck, this provides an environment conductive to learning.

Drainage materials for the green roof are three-dimensional molded panels of recycled material with drainage channels top and bottom sides and water retention reservoirs on the top side. This water is filtered with a non-woven, polymeric, geotextile fabric. After it is filtered a moisture mat composed of recycled, non-rotting, polypropylene fibers stitched through a polyethylene carrier sheet retains the water.

The growing medium is LiteTop lightweight engineered soil which provides a stable structure for the anchorage of the plants root system while remaining as light as possible to prevent excess loading of the roof structure. It also supplies essential nutrients, water and oxygen to the plant life.