VA COTE Building Tour: Sadler Center at the College of William and Mary

Join AIAVA COTE and USGBC for our 2026 building tour series! We wish to celebrate exciting and innovative sustainable building design around the Commonwealth. Each month we will focus on a project in one of the five AIA Virginia component areas that has achieved LEED or other sustainable certification. Tours will provide AIA and USGC CEU’s for participants.

The addition to the Sadler Center at the College of William and Mary realizes the College’s vision for a “Student Life Neighborhood” at the heart of campus, consolidating 11 student affairs departments into a single, high-performance building for students and staff. The design process and building itself aimed to foster ownership and agency among students, truly creating a “student building.” Sustainable design elements such as an overhang shade system along the addition’s southwestern-exposed curtain wall, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and radiant ceilings for heating and cooling create a healthy and comfortable interior environment for occupants that also further the College’s goals for longevity and developing a bright future for their students.

1 AIA LU | HSW
1 GBCI LU 

AIA Member: $15
USGBC Member: $15
Non-Member: $30
Students: FREE

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*Registration closes at 3:00pm on 2/19.

LEED Earth Offers Free Certification to Projects in New Markets

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In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a new campaign offering free LEED certification to the first projects to certify in the over 100 countries where LEED has yet to take root.

Coined “LEED Earth,” the campaign aims to bring LEED certification into new markets. All building types are welcome to participate across the suite of LEED rating systems, including: new construction, commercial interiors, existing buildings, core & shell structures, new homes and neighborhood developments.

“LEED is a global language and can become a catalyst for incremental change toward a sustainable future. USGBC is committed to bringing LEED to every country in the world while continuing to foster innovation and achievement in existing global markets,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair, USGBC. “Buildings are the single greatest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions of any sector, and the least costly way to alleviate the environmental stresses of our changing planet. LEED is the tool to get the job done.”

With LEED projects in 140 countries and territories, 1.5 million square feet of construction space earn LEED certification each day, the equivalent of nearly four Empire State Buildings a week. LEED v4, the next iteration of the LEED green building rating system, is set to launch at the end of 2013. The newest version of LEED will have a strong emphasis on building performance.

To participate in the program and register a project, email LEEDEarth@usgbc.org. For the campaign’s rules and regulations, click here.