Living Beyond Green is Sterling’s commitment to developing green student housing that meets the highest standards of performance and sustainability. The results have a direct impact not only on the environment, but on the standard of living for our residents and their pocketbooks, as well.

Being a builder of green university housing takes dedication. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) developed an internationally recognized green building rating and certification system called LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The purpose of this national standards system is to benefit both the environment and a building’s community and residents.

LEED provides voluntary benchmarks for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of green buildings and structures. Covering the entire building lifecycle, LEED is truly a robust framework of guidelines and measures that only the most environmentally responsible and sustainable buildings are able to attain.

LEED governs all the major “green areas”, such as, water and energy efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of materials & resources.

Common examples of the materials representative of LEED certified buildings include solar power, energy saving appliances, and advanced roofing and wall materials that provide superior insulation.

And, LEED goes beyond just materials, rewarding sites for choosing green building locations—for example, sites already near existing infrastructure, transit routes and open spaces for physical activity—in addition to a site’s ability to educate its residents about how to maximize the use of its green features.

New Green Student Housing at Sterling University

Sterling University Housing is dedicated to providing first rate university apartments for rent wherever the need is found.

Sterling Collwood and Sterling Central, Sterling’s two newest student properties currently under development, are slated to seek the coveted LEED Silver certification.

Sterling Collwood, located in San Diego, CA, will provide green university housing for students of San Diego State University, while Sterling Central in Orlando, FL will serve students from the University of Central Florida’s main campus. Both green student housing properties plan to open their doors in August 2010.

Click to find college apartments for rent currently offered at Sterling University Housing, or contact us for information on the new properties under development.