Rice Hall - Ithaca, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 26.850 W 076° 28.448
18T E 378773 N 4700516
"When possible, the existing wooden doors and trim are being removed, refinished, and reinstalled to reduce natural resource usage and preserve the historical integrity of the building."
Waymark Code: WMQ9Z8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2016
Views: 3
Rice Hall is "currently seeking LEED Gold through its renovations. During the course of its renovation, salvageable materials that cannot be reused in the building itself will be reused elsewhere on campus or sent to a local architectural salvage company."
How Does Rice Hall Stack Up?
Category Possible Pts Targeted Pts
Rice Hall is pursuing LEED Gold 110 62-80
Sustainable Sites 26 15-19
Water Efficiency 10 5-7
Energy / Atmosphere 35 20
Materials / Resources 14 2-14
Indoor Environmental Quality 15 13-14
Innovation & Design 6 5-6
Regional Professional 4 2
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"I wondered if we were going to pass Rice Hall, named after my great-great-grandfather, James E. Rice, Cornell's first professor of poultry science. Many of his six children attended, including my great-grandmother, Ruth Rice McMillan '23. The Cornellian legacy has continued through the generations, and I hope it will include me"