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Featured LEED Project: Syracuse Center of Exellence

The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) was established in order to create job opportunities and prosperity in New York State through partnerships in research, development, and education. SyracuseCoE is a coalition of firms, organizations, and institutions that creates innovations to improve health, productivity, security, and sustainability in built and urban environments.

With LeChase as their construction manager, SyracuseCoE was able to open its new headquarters in March 2010. The award-winning design showcases and creates a test bed for advancements in environmental and energy systems.

This LEED-Platinum designed building includes both laboratory and office space for research and business collaborations on innovative products and services in indoor environmental quality, water resources, and clean and renewable energy.

SyracuseCoE encourages companies and organizations with services, products, and research and demonstration investments in their core areas to utilize their unique lab and office space.

The facility includes:

• Total Indoor Environmental Quality (TIEQ) Lab
• Green Roof
• Geothermal System
• Lighting and Control Systems
• Natural Ventilation
• Personal Ventilation Systems
• Advanced Building Heat Recovery/Reuse Systems
• Air Quality Monitoring of Outside Air and Integrated Controls for Improving/Protecting Indoor Air
• Building Materials Testing
• Rain Water Capture and Reuse
• Intermodal Transport Center

For individuals that are interested in seeing this innovative green building in person, SyracuseCoE hosts Friday at Four tours of the facilities approximately every two weeks.

For more information about the tours as well as the SyracuseCOE headquarters, click here.