Seattle & Northwest + Washington + Office | May 23, 2023

Western Washington U. Breaks Ground on State’s First Zero-Energy Academic Building

Western Washington University (WWU) officially broke ground on the first publicly funded zero-energy academic building on a university campus in Washington State. Named Kaiser Borsari Hall, WWU’s new electrical and computer engineering, energy science, and computer science building will significantly expand capacity within the university’s electrical engineering and computer science programs and some of WWU’s fastest growing degree programs.

“The science and engineering facility that will rise on this site will be a place for collaboration, connection, and innovation, nurturing areas of study which will be critical to the future needs of Washington state industries, employers, and communities,” said WWU president Sabah Randhawa.

“The design of Kaiser Borsari Hall is a watershed moment for Washington State public facilities as the first all mass timber, zero-energy, and carbon neutral building on a university campus,” said Anthony Gianopoulos, principal-in-charge at Perkins&Will, which designed the facility.

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