Our campus has many different buildings that are designed for a friendly environment. Each building is specifically designed to conserve energy in some way. For instance, each building reflects Florida’s climate by providing shade near buildings and walkways. It also includes tinted exterior building windows so the heat coming in is not as abrupt as is would be with a normal window. The campus has openings that allow the air to ventilate through the air conditioning units to conserve energy. The buildings are designed to endure the suns strong winds, the strength of a hurricane winds and rainfall during the intense rainy seasons. In the freshman dorms, Biscayne and Everglades, the windows are permanently closed shut. They designed the buildings this way so people would not take advantage of the air conditioning if the windows were left open. Many people are care less about turning off the air conditioning while the windows are open. This way, we are saving on electricity which saves the school tons of money.
