notable research centers based at usu include the space dynamics laboratory, energy dynamics laboratory, utah water research laboratory, center for high performance computing, utah climate center, center for advanced nutrition, center for the school of the future, national aquatic monitoring center, intermountain center for river rehabilitation and restoration, mountain west center for regional studies, and utah botanical center, among others. in 2010, the university received ownership of the more than $30 million swaner preserve and ecocenter outside of park city. the center consists of a land trust and a , state-of-the-art facility dedicated to environmental education. the preserve protects critical wetland and foothill terrain in the heart of one of the state's fastest-growing areas, and the ecocenter, completed in 2009, is a multi-use facility with space for educational and community activities. the facility is leed platinum certified, the highest standard for design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.