GE Aviation EPISCenter earns LEED certification

Officials said LEED certification provides independent verification a building was designed and built using strategies aimed at achieving high performance in sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, material selection and indoor environmental quality.

The EPISCenter is UD’s first LEED-certified building, officials said.

The $53 million EPISCenter that opened in December allows commercial and government researchers to simulate and test complete electrical power systems in airplanes.

The 138,000-square-foot facility currently employs 70 researchers, and up to 200 researchers could be working there in the next five years, depending on future programs, officials said.