PSU Residence Hall is First in NH to Strike LEED Gold:
Langdon Woods Helps Establish University as Environmental Sustainability Leader

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Plymouth State University’s newest building, Langdon Woods, is the state’s first building—and one of the nation’s largest residence halls—to earn gold-level certification by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership-Energy-Environmental Design (LEED) program.

At a May 15 press conference PSU President Sara Jayne Steen announced the Langdon Woods LEED gold certification was the capstone of the University’s comprehensive environmental sustainability program.

News Coverage

• PSU, university system celebrate 'green' residence hall May 18, 2007 Concord Monitor
• Dorm has built in eco-sensitivity May 16,2007 Concord Monitor
• Plymouth State Goes Green With New Dorm May 16, 2007 New Hampshire Public Radio

Recent Press Releases

• Congressman Paul Hodes Salutes PSU's Environmental Initiatives Langdon Woods Residence Hall LEED Gold and Climate Change Pledge
(PDF 74KB)
May 17, 2006
• Selected Press Conference Quotes (PDF 77KB)
  May 15, 2007
• PSU Joins Presidents Climate Commitment Initiative University Takes Lead in Creating Environmentally-Conscious Campus (PDF 79KB)
  May 15, 2007
• PSU Residence Hall is First in NH to Strike LEED Gold: Langdon Woods Helps Establish University as Environmental Sustainability Leader (PDF 79KB)
  May 11, 2007

Additional Information

• Overview of Langdon Woods (PDF 65KB)
• Additional Information about Langdon Woods (PDF 4MB)
• About USGBC (PDF 19KB)
• About LEED (PDF 38)

High Resolution Images

• Exterior of Langdon Woods (2.3 MB)
• Langdon Woods Suite (2 MB)
• View from Langdon Woods (2.6 MB)
• President Sara Jayne Steen (295 KB)
• William R. Crangle, Vice President for Financial Affairs (372 KB)
• Congressman Paul Hodes, President Sara Jayne Steen and Vice President for Financial Affairs William R. Crangle