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Butler College set to launch sustainable design roof, water recycling proje
This fall, Butler College of Princeton University will unveil a roofing project that is sure to interest green architects and those considering a business career in the field of sustainable design.
More than half of the buildings that make up the 113,000-square-foot complex will feature green roofs as well as a stormwater cistern that will collect and recycle rainwater to irrigate courtyard landscaping.
The project is part of the university's Campus Plan and Sustainability Plan, which were both finalized in 2008 and are designed to combine sustainable growth with improvements in infrastructure, transportation and open space, with special emphasis on expanded landscaping and reforestation, stream restoration, increased conservation as well as recycling and improved water management.
"The design of Butler College meshes perfectly with the university's objectives to balance sustainable growth with needed expansion," said Mark Burstein, the school's executive vice president.
"The collaboration between the building architect and the landscape architect has set a new standard for Princeton," he adds.
The project at Princeton is yet another example of the nationwide trend toward promoting eco-friendly building design, and it offers rewarding career opportunities to those who enroll in bachelors or masters programs in green architecture.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for architects will grow dynamically at approximately 18 percent during 2006-16, and salaries for this occupation can exceed $104,970.
Architects with the knowledge and experience in green design can expect to command higher wages. 
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