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Orange County Plans Sustainable Jail

November 18, 2015 1750 Views Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, Bondfield Construction Company Ltd., DeBakey High School for Health Professions, detention equipment, Eastern U.S., Fred Fastiggi, Healthcare Corporation, Louisiana, PSA-Dewberry, The Forest Stewardship Council

ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. — Orange County recently selected Moseley Architects of Charlotte, N.C., to design the new Orange County Detention Facility. The new jail aims to improve both energy efficiency and mental health care for inmates.

While design is still in its earliest phases, the new jail will likely include a number of sustainable features and cost approximately $20 million. It will replace the current Orange County Jail, which was originally constructed in 1925.

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Marine Camp Houses Military’s First LEED Mess Hall

October 29, 2014 2328 Views Brian Adams, Eastern U.S., HealthSouth, James T. Powers, Middle Tennessee Rehabilitation Hospital, orthopedic care, PHS Correctional Healthcare, The Forest Stewardship Council, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, Williamson Medical Center

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The French Creek Mess Hall at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is the military’s first LEED Platinum-certified dining facility.

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Northside First LEED Platinum School in North Carolina

August 6, 2014 1684 Views Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Eastern U.S., Green Ideas, Julie Barrett, Rocky Mountain Science & Collections Center, The Forest Stewardship Council

RALEIGH, N.C. — Northside Elementary School in Chapel Hill, N.C. is the first LEED Platinum elementary school in North Carolina.

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First Military Brigade Achieves LEED Gold

August 7, 2013 2131 Views Eastern U.S., Kimball Office, multi-family housing projects, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, solar rebate program, The Forest Stewardship Council

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Green Building Certification Institute recently awarded the MCIEAST Regional Brigade at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune LEED Gold certification.

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Students Learn From Sustainability

January 28, 2010February 4, 2010 1512 Views Ellerbe Becket, Maintenance/Operations, The Forest Stewardship Council

Educators often talk about teachable moments — opportunities to encourage students to think critically about and learn from a current event or issue.

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Greening Correctional Facilities: Water Efficiency & Conservation

December 16, 2008January 9, 2010 1365 Views Security and Safety, The Forest Stewardship Council, The Redwood Forest Foundation

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Community Ties

June 19, 2008January 9, 2010 1537 Views Product of the Month, The Forest Stewardship Council, Water Efficiency & Conservation

Green Schools Offer New Lessons

In the new age of green buildings, input from school officials, parents and the community is crucial to ensure that a new facility is designed with components that are the most beneficial to the people it serves. Environmentally friendly bells and whistles are rendered irrelevant and sometimes become costly add-ons if they are not understood, accepted and harnessed by the community.