LEED Silver, 2016
Located at 3501 Terrace Street on the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus, Salk Hall is home to the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dental Medicine — and famously where Jonas Salk carried out his research on the polio vaccine while at Pitt.
The building is designated as a historic landmark of both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
The 80,502 square foot Salk Hall Pavilion received a LEED Silver certification in 2016.
Green Building Highlights
- The building has a high performance envelope, which improves the building’s heating and cooling efficiency.
- Daylighting, which provides the building with natural light, and in the process reduces the need for electricity consumption.
- Bioswales that help reduce stormwater runoff by soaking in rainwater and filtering out pollutants.
- Heat recovery (heat wheels) system, which helps improve energy efficiency.
- Low emitting materials used in construction, such as paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and flooring systems.
- Recycled content was used during construction.
- Public transportation access is available right near the building.
- Water efficient landscaping, reducing the amount of water used.
- Construction waste management that diverted waste away from landfills.