Aldo Leopold Legacy Center
An Award-Winning Building
The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center has been hailed by the US Green Building Council as the greenest building in the world. Our recent awards include:
October 4, 2007:
The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center received the 2007 Wisconsin Golden Trowel Award for Sustainable Use of Masonry - Best in Category. The Golden Trowel Award is presented by the International Masonry Institute, recognizing masonry at its best. Out of 85 submittals, fifteen Golden Trowel Awards were selected across eight categories.
September 21, 2007:
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, Travel Green Wisconsin recognizes tourism-related businesses that are reducing their environmental impact through operational and other improvements. Certified participants include bed & breakfasts, resorts, tour operations, convention centers, and a variety of attractions.
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative (WEI) provides third-party certification for Travel Green and administers similar analysis and certification for Wisconsin’s Green Built Home program. To achieve Travel Green certification, businesses have to meet several goals including demonstration of how they encourage staff and vendors to be environmentally aware and how they reduce their solid waste generation and energy consumption.
September 13, 2007:
The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center received an Award of Excellence as part of the fourth annual Sustainability & Energy Efficiency (SE2) Leadership Awards.
Six professional organizations and associations and the energy efficiency program in the state have worked together to create this award program, which recognizes leadership in energy efficient and sustainable design, construction, and operation of Wisconsin commercial and other non-residential buildings. The goal of the award is to encourage greater collaboration among owners, designers, builders, and operators by highlighting the value of projects that enhance the built environment. Click here for the press release.