University of Wisconsin-La Crosse new student union gets the gold

The new University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student union has gone gold — LEED gold that is.

The $55 million, student-funded student union opened in January recently received LEED Gold Certification. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a national green building certification system that provides third-party verification that a building was designed and built using strategies aimed at increasing performance, reducing waste and improving quality of life...