Reusing the existing Scioto building and combining it with Morgens leftover rubble eliminated the need to send truckloads of debris to a landfill. Plus, on-campus living reduces the use of personal transportation  Scioto residents can

(and we really mean this part)

walk,

borrow a bike

,

rent a Zipcar

or

take a shuttle bus

to get around campus and beyond. Sciotos austere-yet-cozy interior spaces combined with the insulation advantages of layers upon layers of orange brick will reduce the energy used for heating and cooling.

NAMESAKE & FAMILY HISTORY

Scioto and her sisters  Morgens and Sawyer halls  might have been built at the same time by the same architect

(this parts also true)

, but now its hard to discern any family resemblance. Sawyer was razed in 2006, leaving behind little more than her foundation. Scioto had been closed to students since 2008, and now Morgens is the crown jewel of UCs on-campus housing.

The three residence halls were built in 1964 by architectural firm F.W. Pressler & Associates for a total cost of $6,525,890. At the time, the residence halls were meant to usher in a new concept in UC housing: high-rise structures.

COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

And we really mean this too:

Innovative, eco-friendly architecture

has been a UC hallmark since the inception of the universitys Sustainable Design Policy in 2001. One of the universitys goals, as outlined in the

UC2019 Academic Master Plan

, is to create a deliberate and responsible approach to our environment and to UC's resources and operations. In fact, UC has been named

one of The Princeton Reviews top green schools

in the country four consecutive years.