{"id":207080,"date":"2019-03-11T09:36:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T13:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/?p=207080"},"modified":"2020-06-04T16:04:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T20:04:02","slug":"school-of-communication-and-media-earns-leed-silver-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/2019\/03\/11\/school-of-communication-and-media-earns-leed-silver-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Communication and Media Earns LEED Silver Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"
In October 2018, the School of Communication and Media<\/a> (SCM) earned LEED<\/a> Silver certification. The SCM is an approximately 87,500-square-foot facility that joins Morehead Hall and Life Hall into a single, multi-functional communications and multimedia facility. The building is equipped with state-of-the-art 4K and high definition television control rooms and studios, a film studio, a multifaceted audio production center, the multi-platform News Lab, plus mediated classrooms, labs, and specialty rooms. Designed to foster industry partnerships, the School also houses the Center for Cooperative Media and is poised to become a leading national research center. This LEED certification adds to the already great reputation of one of the newest buildings on our campus.<\/p>\n About LEED Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n Projects pursuing LEED certification earn points across several areas that address sustainability issues. Based on the number of points achieved, a project then receives one of four LEED rating levels: Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum. The SCM was awarded 51 point, leading to a Silver level certification.<\/p>\n