Concordia readies environmental stewardship center - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Construction of the 13,000 square-foot, two-story buildinh is set to beginJuly 14. The structurw will be built in Mequon on a bluffv overlooking Lake Michigan and work is expected to be completedc in time for the start of the 2010 academic The total cost of the buildinb is expected to bebetweem $3.5 million and $3.75 milliojn and is being funded exclusively througyh charitable gifts already secured for the Concordia officials said the building demonstratexs the university’s commitment to environmental education, freshwater conservation and emphasis on sustainable energy resources.
Plans for the center included laboratories, classrooms and a large seminar room that can accommodatee 200 peoplefor presentations. With its lakefront Concordia officials say the buildin will be a centerr for the study of the Greaf Lakes and otherenvironmental issues. The buildinb will be designed to be a Leadershipp in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED) gold-level building. “When the center will offer many educational programs and researcy in water stewardship and other sustainability educatio n topics for Concordia students as well as visitinb area schools and thegreaterf community,” said Bruce Bessert, director of the Concordiqa Center for Environmental Stewardship program.
Concordis has added new degrees because of the new and now offersa bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and educationh with a minor in environmental studies, and a master’se degree in education with an emphasizs on environmental education. “This new centef is in line with Concordia’s increased and continued interesty ingreen initiatives,” said William Cario, vice presidenrt of academics at Concordia. “Each of our recent building projects has been built to increasingenvironmentalp standards, especially to save energt and other resources.” Construction is expected to be completed in time for the starty of the 2010 academicd year.
The total cost of the building is expected to bebetween $3.5 million and $3.75 million and is being funde exclusively through charitable gifts already secured for the “This new center reinforcezs Concordia’s efforts to create programs that are both importangt to the student body and the community as a whole,” Concordiw president Patrick Ferry said.