The new Sciences Building has been awarded LEED Gold status by the U.S. Green Building Council, becoming the eighth building on The University of Texas at Dallas campus to earn LEED certification. The Sciences Building joins the Engineering and Computer Science West building, the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center and the Bioengineering and Sciences Building as the only structures on campus to achieve Gold recognition. The new 186,000-square-foot Sciences Building opened in July and houses the Department of Physics, classrooms, offices, and teaching and research labs. The Sciences Building was designed to incorporate regionally sourced materials and technology that significantly reduce water consumption. “Achieving LEED Gold for the Sciences Building was an incredible team effort by the Stantec design team, the contractor and UT Dallas.