Eastern Mennonite University
Environmentalism
### Environmentalism

[thumb\|Eastern Mennonite University Solar Array](/wiki/File:Eastern_Mennonite_University_Solar_Array.jpg "Eastern Mennonite University Solar Array.jpg") EMU claims that it is a leader among universities countywide in low\-energy consumption, solar energy production, sustainable new construction, recycling, and composting efforts.Bonnie P. Lofton \& Andrea S. Wenger. "EMU is national leader in energy efficiency," The Mennonite Magazine, 2 August 2007, www.themennonite.org. Retrieved 16 August 2010\.Brooke Fansler. "EMU in top 20 percent of nation in recycling competition," www.emu.edu/news/index.php/1949/begreen. Retrieved 16 August 2010\. Three residence halls meet the gold\-level requirements of LEED ([Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design](/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design")).


What is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)?