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Earlier this month, the General Services Administration awarded nuclear energy supplier Constellation New Energy Inc. over $1 billion in contracts to supply power and energy services to federal agencies. This agreement makes history as the GSA's largest-ever energy procurement and its first long-term, multi-agency purchase of clean energy. Photo Credit: Unsplash/Heidi Kaden
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Constellation and General Services Administration Form Historic Partnership

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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has entered into a groundbreaking agreement with Constellation New Energy Inc., a Baltimore-based nuclear energy developer, to supply power and energy services to federal agencies. Announced on Jan. 2, the two-part contracts, valued at over $1 billion, will serve 13 federal agencies in the PJM Interconnection region, which spans portions of 11 mid-Atlantic and Midwest states and the District of Columbia. 

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Timber exterior of Lynden Clinic.
PeaceHealth’s Lynden, Washington clinic is the system’s first to earn LEED Silver certification. The facility was recognized for its use of local materials, including timber and native rocks, as well as its energy efficiency and air quality standards. Photo Credit: PeaceHealth
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PeaceHealth Facility Earns LEED Silver Certification

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PeaceHealth, the Vancouver, Wash.- based non-profit health system serving Washington, Oregon and Alaska, has recently achieved LEED Silver certification for its Lynden facility.

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Western Washington University’s $73.6 million STEM-focused Kaiser Borsari Hall is set to open in early 2025. Once finished, the facility will be the only carbon-neutral academic facility in the region. Photo Credit: Perkins&Will
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Western Washington University to Officially Debut New Net-Zero Building

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Western Washington University’s Kaiser Borsari Hall — a 54,000-square-foot state-of-the-art electrical and computer engineering, energy science and computer science building — is anticipating a spring 2025 opening after construction began in March 2023.

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The two-level, 3,200-square-foot SCITHub is modest in size, but every inch of the facility is on the cutting edge of building operations and performance research. Photo Credit: Toronto Metropolitan University
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New Smart Campus Integration and Testing Hub Will Support Cutting-edge Building Operations and Performance Research

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While most universities are currently focused on the spring 2025 semester, some educators and researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) are already looking to 2030 — and beyond.  

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