Document Story Proposal

Using documents of the school's electric bill for eco-friendly buildings, I'll look at the costs and savings it incurrs by being LEED certified. I'll talk to Mike Dillon of Avista Utilities about the Utility Rebate Program, Louise Sweeny of Capital Planning and Development, and the students involved in the CUB design and construction. I want to look at the CUB, which is LEED certified, in comparison to the Rec Center, which is not. I will be focusing on the financial aspect of the implementation of bill that requires all state-funded buildings of 5,000 sf or more to be built to LEED certification. If WSU did not have to certify, what could it save long-term on utilities? Or, do the credits of certification make up for having less money to commit to actual green building costs?