Environmental Stewardship - LEED Certification

Environmental Stewardship—LEED Certification

Marywood University School of Architecture graduates will be educated to serve as environmental stewards—professionals who will bring advanced knowledge, skill, and sensitivity to the design of our built environment.

Students enrolled in the school’s professional degree programs (B.Arch. and M.Arch.) will pursue coursework preparing them for the LEED Professional Accreditation Exam, managed by the Green Building Council Certification Institute (GBCI). After passing this exam, students will earn a professional credential distinguishing them as graduates with extensive expertise in green building principles and practices. Students receiving both the professional degree and LEED Professional Accreditation will be uniquely equipped to make substantive contributions to contemporary architectural practice.

LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a Green Building Rating Systemä developed by the U.S. Green Building Council and designed to encourage the global adoption of  sustainable green building and development practices using universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.