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Kaiser Borsari Hall earns historic dual ILFI Zero Energy and Zero Carbon Certification
Kaiser Borsari Hall reached a major sustainability milestone with its recent dual certification by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) as a Zero Carbon and Zero Energy building. With this achievement, Kaiser Borsari Hall became the first higher education STEM building in the United States to earn both certifications simultaneously—and the first state-funded building in Washington to receive ILFI certification as an approved alternative to the LEED Silver standard required by state law.
Western Washington University published this notice on 2026-10-21. The following highlights are selected excerpts from the full source.
Kaiser Borsari Hall reached a major sustainability milestone with its recent dual certification by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) as a Zero Carbon and Zero Energy building. With this achievement, Kaiser Borsari Hall became the first higher education STEM building in the United States to earn both certifications simultaneously—and the first state-funded building in Washington to receive ILFI certification as an approved alternative to the LEED Silver standard required by state law.
The building, which houses Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and the Institute for Energy Studies, opened for instruction in January of 2025.
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Western Washington University →Source publication: Oct 21, 2026
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Brief prepared: Oct 21, 2026
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