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UC Merced Earns LEED Platinum Certification for New Building
The University of California Merced was awarded LEED Platinum status on March 9 for its new classroom building completed last summer.
Contractor Eyes LEED Certification For New Hospital
MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co., one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest commercial general contractors and construction managers, is set to start construction in January on a new 400,000-square-foot LEED-certified hospital for Gundersen Lutheran Health System.
The new construction and renovation of the current hospital space is one of the largest healthcare construction projects in the La Crosse region.
Read More Feds Help Minnesota Green Jobs
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota State Energy Sector Partnership, a jobs program funded by the U.S.
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Center for Energy Efficiency
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ingersoll Rand recently debuted its Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, an organization created within
the company to provide information on energy-efficient technologies for commercial buildings and select industrial applications.
In St. Paul, the announcement was coupled with a ceremony dedicating Trane’s White Bear Lake facility as a LEED Gold certified building.
Read More Electronically Controlled Window Tinting Helps Schools Earn LEED Certification
ELK RIVER, Minn. — Twin Lakes Elementary School in the Elk River Area School District installed SageGlass’ Electrochromics, a glass tint that is electronically controlled, to help it earn LEED Silver certification.