in Saudi Arabia's Princess Nora University (PNU) had
officially been certified as LEED-Gold educational
facilities by the United States Green Building Council
(USGBC). For the Dar team, the moment was a sweet
reward, but also the result of a journey that began
many months earlier.
qualities: teamwork, perseverance and planning.
Professionals from several disciplines contributed
their sustainable design expertise. Furthermore,
water, lighting, air quality, materials, and the site itself
all entered in the design process and informed it. The
process began at conception - with the USGBC LEED
rating system being adopted as a framework from
the early design stages and feasibility studies - before
progressing into design and then construction.