Institute of Environmental Sustainability

6349 N. Kenmore Avenue

Loyola's new Institute of Environmental Sustainability is Gold LEED-certified and one of the most innovative buildings on the Lake Shore Campus. The facility was completed in Fall 2013 and includes many classrooms, research and teaching labs, a clean energy lab, an urban agricultural greenhouse, and a green café. It shares common spaces with San Francisco Hall, Loyola's only green residence hall.

• Classrooms

• IES 123 & 124

Some features include:

• Largest geothermal complex in Chicago, 90 geothermal wells, 500 feet deep, providing over 700 tons of cooling energy

• Rainwater collections and reuse for greenhouse irrigation

• Natural ventilation and aquaponics systems

• Three-story high vertical farming element

• 3,100 square foot eco dome greenhouse

• Sustainable food systems and urban agriculture research projects and production labs

• State-of-the-art laboratory spaces for anthropology, environmental science, ecotoxicology

• A clean energy lab that will allow the biodiesel program to increase fuel production by up to 100,000 gallons per year

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