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AMBS Library celebrates LEED gold certification
The United States Green Building Council has awarded Gold Certification to the AMBS Library. We celebrated this and unveiled the seal at an event on June 4.
The June 4 celebration was an opportunity for the seminary community to mark the final facet of the project which began with planning in 2004. Construction was completed in 2007, so the library could be ready to welcome students at the start of the 2007–2008 school year.
Gold Certification for the library
Nelson Kraybill, AMBS president, in announcing the certification, said, “Already 2000 years ago, the Apostle Paul said that someday ‘creation, which has been groaning in labor pains … will be set free from its bondage to decay.’ Until that divine restoration comes, we are committed to honor God’s creation. That commitment played a central role in planning and building of this library.
Honored in the event were librarian Eileen Saner, who had the initial vision to make the building a green building; and The Troyer Group of Mishawaka, Ind., the architectural firm; and DJ Construction of Goshen, the general contractor. Other key participants in the project were Primera Engineers of Chicago, and Marcus Sheffer of 7group, who led the green building design process.
See more information about the green AMBS Library, using the links at the left.
Read about the library collection and green building features in the Library brochure.
