The amount of $182,730,057 for a construction contract to build the new campus of Gateway Community College in downtown New Haven, Conn., is expected to gain approval when members of the state Bond Commission meet Oct. 30.
Gateway Community College campus will be a four-story structure located on Church Street in the heart of downtown at the sites of the former Macy’s and Malley’s department stores.
Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and be completed in time for the 2012 school year. The project will encompass 360,000 square feet and will include a 600-car parking garage. In addition, the state has completed an agreement to lease 700 spaces in New Haven’s Temple Street garage adjacent to the site.
The new campus will be the state’s first gold-certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) public building. The LEED Green Building Rating System is a voluntary standard for achieving the goal of producing a new generation of buildings that are energy efficient.
The LEED designation verifies an environmentally friendly design and sustainable building construction.
Gateway will utilize renewable and alternative energy technologies including solar, hot water, and photovoltaics. Gateway will maximize the use of energy efficient systems and equipment and reduce the demand on the existing energy utilities. The average payback for LEED gold certification is approximately eight and one-half years.
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