The East Hall residence at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. WPI selected Cannon Design to plan and design the residential building to serve as a model for all future sustainable buildings on campus. In concert with the East Hall building design process, WPI integrated educational research projects to support academic programs, and created an active green space on a previously underutilized site.
The East Hall project includes central courtyards on the building’s east and west sides and a landscaped 40-foot-wide “Arts Walk,” envisioned in WPI’s campus master plan, to connect the center of campus with the city of Worcester’s Arts District. The first floor includes administrative offices along with game, community, music, exercise and project rooms. The remaining floors of the five-story facility accommodate 232 students. To promote the school’s mission of a living and learning community, “technology suites” are located on each floor.
