PDC Green Building
We are very proud of the newest addition to our campus, the Palm Desert Health Sciences Building. Named after the City of Palm Desert for donating the land for the campus and financially contributing to the building's construction, the building opened fall of 2008 and is LEED certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). In fact, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has approved the Palm Desert Health Sciences Building for Gold LEED certification.
Sustainable design (also referred to as “green design”) is the art of designing physical objects to comply with the principles of economic, social and ecological sustainability. The essential aim of sustainable design is to produce places, products and services in a way that reduces use of non-renewable resources, minimizes environmental impacts, and relates to people with the natural environment.
LEED Certification is the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability which follows the US Green Building Council guidelines through project planning, design, construction and commissioning. Three standards exist: silver, gold and platinum. Other LEED certified buildings in the Coachella Valley include the Palm Desert Visitor's Center, the Henderson Community Center and The Vista Dunes Courtyard homes project.
The building cost a total of $14.5 million to actualize the architect's goals of energy efficiency, environmental responsibility, creating a seamless transition outside to in, while simultaneously advocating community health.
The building contains the Helene A. Hixon Information Resource Center (the electronic library), the R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Student Health and Psychological Counseling Center, Title V Supplemental Instruction assistance, the La Quinta Nursing Skills lab, and other nursing, health, nutrition, and biology classes.
Currently we are exibiting original artwork by local artist Nancy Nieto who celebrates Mexican culture and art through her paintings.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE
PALM DESERT HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING
Our appreciation to these donors who helped make the construction of this building possible.
Capital Campaign Co-chairs: Richard Oliphant & Betty Barker
Major Benefactors
City of Palm Desert
Desert Healthcare District
The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation
City of La Quinta
City of Palm Springs
City of Rancho Mirage
Benefactors of Major Distinction
City of Indio
R.D. & Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation
City of Cathedral City
City of Coachella
County of Riverside
Philip E. & Helene A. Hixon
City of Desert Hot Springs
Benefactors of Distinction
Marix Family Trust
Ronald E. and Jane Gother
The Webb Foundation
Donald and Willie Tykeson
Palm Desert National Bank
Jean C. Carrus
C.S. Heinz Foundation
Benefactors in Caring
H.N. & Frances C. Berger Foundation
Eisenhower Medical Center
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
IN THE
PALM DESERT HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING
Our appreciation to these donors who helped make the academic programs in this building possible.
Major Benefactors
Desert Regional Medical Center
Eisenhower Medical Center
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
The California Endowment
Steve & Catharine Briggs
Benefactors of Highest Distinction
The Houston Family Foundation
JoAnn McGrath
Benefactors of Major Distinction
Marix Family Trust
Desert Healthcare District
The California Wellness Foundation
Regional Access Project Foundation
The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation
Benefactors of Distinction
Palm Desert Woman’s Club
In honor of Keene Larson
Peter E. & Susan R. Friedes
Donald & Willie Tykeson
Palm Desert National Bank
Time Warner Cable
Hampton Inn & Suites
HMC Architects
Paradise Valley / Glorious Land Company
Sinatra & Cook Project, LLC
Swinerton Builders