Yes, the university does build new buildings to sustainable standards. It is a requirement at Penn State to build all new buildings to LEED standards as described in the 2019 LEED v4 policy.

Penn State is a world leader in sustainable building design and standards with 48 buildings that are, at minimum, LEED certified. An additional 19 are pending certification. The current listing of LEED buildings can be found at https://sustainability.psu.edu/campus-efforts/operations/green-buildings/ 

Recent LEED building additions include:

• The new Palmer Art Museum of Art 
  
• The Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building

 

Learn more about Penn State’s progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on the SDG Progress page HERE, and learn more about work on SDG 11 HERE.