2010

Green Radiology Center Planned in Seattle

SEATTLE — The Seattle-based Swedish Cancer Institute has a plan to restore community-based radiotherapy cancer treatment in the Seattle area by applying modern building technology that is swift — and green.
 
The patented factory fabricated radiotherapy treatment vault and clinic by RAD Technology Medical Systems will allow SCI to cut traditional building schedules by 50 percent while constructing a facility in accordance with the U.S.

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Arizona Town Begins Solar Project

ORO VALLEY, Ariz. — Oro Valley has begun constructing an array of solar panels on top of covered parking structures at the town hall parking lot. More than 1,000 panels will be installed.
 
The $4 million project is being funded through federal energy bonding, an Energy Efficiency Conservation Block grant and energy savings.

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German Company to Build Florida Solar Array

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — German solar company Sybac Solar has contracted with Gainesville Regional Utilities to build a solar array in Gainesville, slated to be the largest privately owned solar installation in Florida when it is completed.
 
The 8,600-panel, 7-acre installation will generate two megawatts of electricity, enough to power 200 to 300 households.

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Work Begins on Texas Solar Plant

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — Officials have broken ground on a 60-megawatt, 600-acre solar electric plant east of Pflugerville in Travis County.
 
The plant, which is being developed by RRE Austin Solar, will be the country’s largest, according to officials.

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SunEdison Secures Solar Construction Revolver

BELTSVILLE, Md. — SunEdison has secured a three-year, $50 million construction line of credit with Rabobank International to construct solar photovoltaic power plants in the United States, the solar development company announced.
 
SunEdison will use the funding to finance construction of photovoltaic power plants at client locations. When completed, clients will buy the power produced by the installations at prices at or below market rates.

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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.

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Maryland Bank Opens Eco-Friendly Branch

ROCKVILLE, Md. — M&T Bank recently opened its first environmentally-friendly banking branch in Rockville’s Park Center tomorrow.

The new M&T branch features outdoor louver screens and full-length glass walls to allow natural light in to the building,while a high colonnade with canopy will minimize direct sunlight and glare. An intuitive light sensor system will monitor sunlight levels and dim the artificial lighting in spaces getting enough natural light.  

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Construction of Solar Project Begins in New Mexico

LOVINGTON, N.M. — SunEdison broke ground on a 54-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant in Lea and Eddy counties in New Mexico, the company announced. The plant is being built on five separate sites.

The Maryland-based solar energy services subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., is developing the project for Xcel Energy’s regional operating company, Southwestern Public Service Co.

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