The pursuit of sustainability goals, as defined by LEED, has generated increased efforts by both owners and the construction industry. However, to actually create a sustainable facility it must go beyond LEED and, in fact, fully sustain itself. Two Flad projects embodying this challenge are a confidential client’s Renewable Energy Laboratory in Malaysia and Stony Brook University’s Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center. This paper explores how the design team must move beyond a standard approach and embrace a myriad of new challenges.

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AERTC, REL, net-zero, high performance, passive design, lab planning, day lighting, LEED platinum, sustainable design, energy research