New solar panels will be responsible for as much as 8% of the university’s total energy production.

The hall employs an innovative hybrid HVAC system that utilizes both variable volume air-handling and exhaust systems, chilled beams, and recycled and locally available materials.

Vanderbilt University and the city of Nashville, Tennessee, have announced a Green Invest partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Service — a collaboration that will allow the region to take a bold step forward in expanding availability and access to renewable energy at a critical time in global efforts to address the threat of climate change.

City leaders and members of the project are aiming to achieve certification from the Living Building Challenge – one of the world’s most stringent green building rating systems.

A renewable renaissance is on the rise in America.