April 2007

New Fairmont Hotel in Pittsburgh Will Be Green

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PITTSBURGH — Slated to open in 2009, the new 780,000-square-foot Fairmont Hotel will be located at Three PNC Plaza. The mixed-use green building is being constructed by PNC Financial Services Group.

The hotel will occupy 12 floors of the 23-story building, adjacent to the Pittsburg Cultural Center . It will feature 185 guest rooms, 12,000 square feet of meeting space, a 6,000-square-foot ballroom, a lobby and lounge, an 8,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, and a restaurant.

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Palo Alto Officials Debate Green Regulations

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PALO ALTO , Calif. — The city council here is split over how to encourage the adoption of environmentally sustainable building practices for private projects.

The city currently only requires public projects of more than 10,000 square feet to meet LEED-certification standards. Several council members are pressing for a city ordinance that would require private construction projects to meet LEED standards.

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Community College Uses Green Roof on New Building

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WILDWOOD, Mo. — A new campus for St. Louis Community College will feature an $18 million building that designers hope will receive LEED gold certification, thanks to several green design features, including a green rooftop designed with drought-tolerant plants.

The 66-acre Wildwood campus will help address rising student enrollment at the college, where no new construction has occurred since 1965.

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Vail Project Could be Largest LEED-Certified Resort

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VAIL, Colo. — The $1 billion Ever Vail resort village proposed by Vail Resorts could become the largest LEED-certified resort project in North America if it proceeds as planned.

The town council is set to consider a formal proposal for the 1 million-square-foot resort that could include up to 700,000 square feet of mixed-use space. Plans include 225 to 375 condominiums; a 100,000-square-foot hotel; up to 150,000 square feet of commercial space; a 100,000-square-foot ski facility; a new mountain-base portal; and a public park.

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Q&A: Alan Whitson, Corporate Realty Design & Management Institute

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Safety Daylighting Panels

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Major Industries manufactures the Guardian 275 translucent daylighting panels that have the ability to flex with the force of an explosion. They have been field-tested using machine-generated shock waves that replicated actual blast conditions. The results caused no flying debris and did not endanger building occupants.


The panels offer glare-free natural light and are weather resistant. They meet anti-terrorism performance requirements specified by the Department of Defense, UFC 4-010-01.

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