Tag: Deep Green

Berea College Featured in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition

Last modified: July 7, 2020
Aerial view of Berea's campus in the summer

(Photo: Jay Buckner)

Berea College is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review, the education services company that just published the 2019 edition of its Guide to Green Colleges.

Known as a leader in turning the Bluegrass state “green,” Berea College is one of 413 schools profiled in the new guide.

The guide is based on a survey the company conducted in 2018–19 of administrators at hundreds of four-year colleges about their institutions’ commitments to the environment and sustainability. The guide states, “Berea College is a model for sustainability in higher education for the Appalachian region and beyond.”

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Berea College ‘Deep Green’ Residence Hall Achieves Living Building Challenge Certification

Last modified: May 23, 2018

Berea is the site of the world’s first Living Building-certified student residence hall and the only building

in Kentucky that meets the rigorous Living Building Challenge green standards.

Berea, Ky. —Berea College continues to turn the Bluegrass state “green” and, in the process, is receiving national acclaim. The recently-built “Deep Green” residence hall on Berea’s campus has earned Living Building Challenge Petal Certification, meeting all imperatives in four of the petals the College hoped to achieve.  Continue reading Berea College ‘Deep Green’ Residence Hall Achieves Living Building Challenge Certification →

Deep Green Dorm Is Over Half-Way Complete

Last modified: February 7, 2019

Originally posted on April 16, 2013 by Bethany Cook

“The Living Building Challenge is LEED on steroids,” says Rich Dodd, project Manager of Berea College’s new Deep Green Residence Hall, with lots of “extra special efforts” along the way designed to make the building not only 55% more energy efficient than most buildings, but the entire construction process more sustainable. Continue reading Deep Green Dorm Is Over Half-Way Complete →

Berea Dedicates “Deep Green” Residence Hall

Last modified: May 25, 2018

The dedication ceremony of the new “Deep Green” residence hall, believed to be one of the world’s “greenest,” was held Friday, October 18.

Three years in the making, this 42,000 square foot, three-story facility with 66 rooms houses 120 students. Continue reading Berea Dedicates “Deep Green” Residence Hall →

Berea College Opens One of the World’s Greenest Residence Halls

Last modified: June 2, 2018

Three years in the making, one of the world’s “greenest” residence hall, Berea College’s newly constructed “Deep Green” Residence Hall, is open to students for the 2013 fall term. Dubbed “Deep Green” until a permanent name is chosen, this 42,000 square foot, three-story facility with 66 rooms will house 120 students.

Deep Green is expected to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v2009 Platinum Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council and meet Petal Recognition under the Living Building Challenge 2.0 (LBC) by the International Living Future Institute. Pending these certifications, college officials expect this building to be recognized as one of the greenest in the world. Continue reading Berea College Opens One of the World’s Greenest Residence Halls →

Berea College & Messer Construction Co. partner with Kentucky Labor Cabinet to promote jobsite safety

Last modified: May 25, 2018

On August 21, 2012, Berea College and Messer Construction Co. entered into a partnership agreement with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and the Construction Partnership Program of Kentucky to enhance the safety and health of workers during the construction Berea College’s “Deep Green Residence Hall” project. Continue reading Berea College & Messer Construction Co. partner with Kentucky Labor Cabinet to promote jobsite safety →

Berea College Begins Construction on “Deep Green Residence Hall”

Last modified: May 25, 2018

Berea College will begin construction on what will be the most energy-efficient residence hall in the commonwealth of Kentucky, if not the country, in April 2012. The three-story, 42,000 square foot building – referred to as the “Deep Green Residence Hall” – will be constructed adjacent to Boone Tavern Hotel & Restaurant and will house 120 students in 66 rooms. Construction is expected to be completed by August 2013. Continue reading Berea College Begins Construction on “Deep Green Residence Hall” →