Foto Friday: MSU College of Human Medicine Secchia Center Grand Rapids Michigan We attended a recent open house for Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce members at the MSU College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids new Secchia Center. The building and its facilities have state of the art technology, commanding views of downtown Grand Rapids, and a beautiful new LEED certified building. MSU’s College of Human Medicine is ranked in the Top 25 Medical Schools by U.S. News and World Report, so you can see why we care excited to have them here in the heart of Grand Rapids. The Secchia Center, a seven-story, 180,000-square-foot building atop a five-story parking deck along Grand Rapids’ Michigan Street, serves as the medical education building and administrative headquarters for the MSU With a LEED silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, the Secchia Center uses sustainable finish materials and "smart" lighting, as well as photovoltaic glass in various areas to convert solar energy into electricity. The building also features water reduction technologies and was designed with a heat recovery system, radiant floor heat in the atrium and a ventilation system that detects carbon dioxide levels in the air and auto- matically adjusts for improved overall indoor air quality. Story continued on: Grand Rapids Real Estate Blog All of our photos of the tour are here on Flickr.
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Thanks for sharing the pictures and the explanation. I think it's good that new public buildings are going "green"!
With energy costs going up I would think it will become more common.