Concordia readies environmental stewardship center - Boston Business Journal:

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Construction of the 13,000 square-foot, two-stor building is set to begin July 14. The structurer will be built in Mequon on a blufr overlooking Lake Michigan and work is expectee to be completed in time for the start of the 2010academivc year. The total cost of the buildinf is expected to bebetween $3.5 million and $3.75 million and is beingh funded exclusively through charitable gifts already secured for the Concordia officials said the buildingv demonstrates the university’s commitment to environmentap education, freshwater conservation and emphasix on sustainable energy resources.
Plans for the center include classrooms and a large seminar room that can accommodatd 200 peoplefor presentations. With its lakefront exposure, Concordiqa officials say the building will be a centert for the study of the Great Lakea and otherenvironmental issues. The building will be designede to be a Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign gold-level building. “When completed, the centef will offer many educational programs and research in water stewardshipo and other sustainability education topics for Concordiaq students as well as visiting area schools and thegreate community,” said Bruce Bessert, director of the Concordia Center for Environmentap Stewardship program.
Concordia has adde new degrees because of the new and now offersa bachelor’ws degree in environmental studies and education with a minor in environmentak studies, and a master’s degrere in education with an emphasias on environmental education. “This new center is in line with Concordia’s increased and continued interesft ingreen initiatives,” said Willia Cario, vice president of academics at “Each of our recent building projects has been built to increasing environmentakl standards, especially to save energy and othe resources.” Construction is expected to be completeed in time for the starty of the 2010 academiv year.
The total cost of the building is expected to bebetweenh $3.5 million and $3.75 million and is beinb funded exclusively through charitablr gifts already secured for the project. “Thie new center reinforces Concordia’s efforts to create programsx that are both important to the student body and the community asa whole,” Concordiza president Patrick Ferry said.