Bim Kendall House

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

In December 2012, the U.S. Green Building Council granted the Bim Kendall House LEED Gold certification, a rare certification level for a building remodel and addition.

The Kendall House, home to the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, was the first green building constructed at UW and the second building to achieve LEED certification. Now the university requires all new buildings be built to Silver level of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED New Construction v. 2.2) standards.

Because of its relatively small size and location at the campus-residential interface, the Kendall House is a model for both small-scale institutional and residential-scale green building design. We used simple technologies and regionally appropriate materials to create an energy-efficient and beautiful space.

Learn more

• Take a virtual tour of the Kendall House to see elements of our sustainable design.
• View the building's real-time energy production (from rooftop photovoltaic panels) and consumption.
• Read about the history of the Kendall House.
• Browse green building resources for information about sustainable materials and purchases.
• Download a PDF of the Kendall House LEED scorecard, outlining the LEED certification credits we earned from the U.S. Green Building Council.
• Read a news article announcing our LEED Gold certification.