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MSU’s American Indian Hall named LEED Platinum Version 4.1, highest sustainable classification
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
MSU News Service
Montana State University’s new American Indian Hall has become the first building in Montana to earn LEED Platinum certification under version 4.1, the highest ranking using the United States Green Building Council’s sustainability rating system, MSU officials said today.
“This rating substantiates our belief that the new American Indian Hall is the finest building of its type,” said MSU President Waded Cruzado. “Not only is it one of the most beautiful buildings of its kind in the world but it also has the highest sustainability rating possible, which will allow it to serve MSU students for decades to come.”
Walter Fleming, director of MSU’s Department of Native American Studies, which is housed in the building, said that the designation is important for a building that sits on ancestral lands of many tribes.
“It was always our mantra that if any building on campus needed to be LEED Platinum, it was important for the American Indian Hall to earn that,” Fleming said. “It is so consistent with the Native traditional practices not to leave anything to waste; to use all parts of the bison, for example. What is also important is the statement that a building does not have to sacrifice its cultural significance in order to exceed modern standards of construction.”
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