Detroit High School Accomplishes LEED Gold
DETROIT —The USGBC announced March 27 that Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School of Detroit has been awarded LEED gold certification for its 198,000-square-foot expansion.
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Cedarville University Dedicates Solar Array
CEDARVILLE, Ohio — A large-scale solar power system was dedicated at Cedarville University in Ohio on April 26.
The 2,154-kilowatt solar array will convert sunlight into electricity, which helps meet the campus’ growing power requirements and supplies an average of 10 percent of the school’s energy demand, enough to serve the needs of 250 homes and contribute to cleaner air by removing more than 2,478 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere each year.
AIA Announces Top 10 Green Projects
WASHINGTON — On April 22, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced the selected projects for the COTE Top Ten Green Projects program, a recognition program for sustainable design excellence now in its 17th year. The projects will be honored in Denver at the AIA 2013 National Convention and Design Exposition in June.