Mid-South Community College Marion Berry Center
West Memphis, Arkansas (2011)
LEED-NC 2009 v.3.0 Silver
MSCC’s Marion Berry Renewable Energy Center is the first LEED project for the campus and has made sustainability a key component of the school’s technology-based curriculum. The building is subdivided into 3 distinct zones: Classrooms and a conference room on the east side, a diesel shop area in the center, and engine testing labs on the west side of the building. The Renewable Energy Center includes a fully operable bio-fuel production lab, engine testing facility and fuel and oil analysis laboratories which support adoption of bio-fuels by the transportation industry. This facility also supports research on the impact of bio-fuels and bio-lubricants on engine performance and durability.
The Marion Berry Renewable Energy Center was designed and constructed to be a high-efficiency, environmentally-friendly building, while reducing maintenance and utility cost for the life of the building. The Center implements several key technologies aimed at reducing the building carbon footprint while drastically reducing its operating expenses. The $9 million, 35,120 square foot structure, named in honor of long-time First District Congressman Marion Berry, boasts technology and equipment that is second to none in Arkansas, west Tennessee, north Mississippi and southeast Missouri.
West Memphis, Arkansas (2011)
LEED-NC 2009 v.3.0 Silver
MSCC’s Marion Berry Renewable Energy Center is the first LEED project for the campus and has made sustainability a key component of the school’s technology-based curriculum. The building is subdivided into 3 distinct zones: Classrooms and a conference room on the east side, a diesel shop area in the center, and engine testing labs on the west side of the building. The Renewable Energy Center includes a fully operable bio-fuel production lab, engine testing facility and fuel and oil analysis laboratories which support adoption of bio-fuels by the transportation industry. This facility also supports research on the impact of bio-fuels and bio-lubricants on engine performance and durability.
The Marion Berry Renewable Energy Center was designed and constructed to be a high-efficiency, environmentally-friendly building, while reducing maintenance and utility cost for the life of the building. The Center implements several key technologies aimed at reducing the building carbon footprint while drastically reducing its operating expenses. The $9 million, 35,120 square foot structure, named in honor of long-time First District Congressman Marion Berry, boasts technology and equipment that is second to none in Arkansas, west Tennessee, north Mississippi and southeast Missouri.