MARTIN-GATTON AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BUILDING ACHIEVES LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION

LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 13 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news release:

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 13, 2026)- The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton Agricultural Sciences Building has been certified as a LEED Gold building by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This is the fifth building at UK to receive a LEED Gold certification.

"This recognition demonstrates how our facilities can serve as living examples of the values we teach every day," said Carmen Agouridis, Ph.D., senior associate dean of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE). "It is especially fitting that a building designed to model sustainability is home to our Natural Resources and Environmental Science program, where students...