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The David. D. Hunting YMCA is a 159,000 square-foot, family-friendly facility that graces the downtown Grand Rapids skyline. The four-story structure is the first-ever LEED certified YMCA, and one of the largest urban YMCAs in the country.

As a part of being a LEED certified facility, the David D. Hunting YMCA has many unique, energy-conscious and environmental friendly features:

Solar Power The David D. Hunting YMCA has a bank of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells, located on the roof, four-stories above the swimming pools. The cells, on a sunny day, generate up to 18,000 watts of electricity. This electricity is consumed within the building, and supplements electrical energy supplied from a local utility provider. There is also an educational Solar Kiosk on the main floor that monitors the "real time" solar output of the system.