Worcester, Mass. - The Cathy '83 and Marc '81 Lasry Center for Bioscience received a LEED Gold Certification gold rating from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. The LEED Gold is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. The Lasry Center for Bioscience is the first building in the city to receive the LEED Gold certification.
The 50,000 square-foot facility on Maywood Street was designed by Tsoi/Kobus and Associates, of Cambridge, and built by New England general contractor Consigli Construction Co. The building includes state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories.
The center comprises two classrooms, seven teaching labs and 12 research labs, 14 faculty offices, two conference rooms and three lounge spaces. Included are a sequencing facility, dark room, and many lab-support spaces.
Marc Lasry is the founder and managing partner of Avenue Capital Group, an investment firm that manages in excess of $6.5 billion. He earned a BA from Clark University and served on the Board of Trustees for six years. He holds a J.D. from New York Law School, where he is a trustee.
Cathy Cohen Lasry graduated from Clark in 1983 with a degree in English and currently serves on the Board of Trustees. She is an ardent political activist. She is involved with the Friends of Eleanor Roosevelt, and also serves on board of the Trevor Day School in New York.
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