University Apartments Explore New Frontiers in Water Management
SAN DIEGO — The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) recently received a LEED Platinum certification for its new Charles David Keeling Apartments, which are named after the scientist who initially a


CHICAGO — The historic E. M.
HERSHEY, Pa. — The new $239 million Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was dedicated on Nov. 13 and will see its first patient in early January.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The University of Central Florida had a particularly green 2012, receiving LEED Gold certification in December for an expansion project on its Recreation and Wellness Center, in addition to installing a new photovoltaic system earlier in the year.
DANVILLE, Va. — The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, Va., recently received LEED Gold certification for its new Sustainable Energy Technology Center (SENTEC).
JUPITER, Fla. — A new high-tech research center at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience recently received LEED Gold certification.
FRANKLIN, Mass., — Administrators at Franklin High School, in Franklin, Mass., are excited about their new school building, which is currently under construction on the same campus as the existing structure. The new building will be significantly greener and more efficient than the current one.
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Quad Cities MetroLINK recently began construction on its $33 million Transit Maintenance Facility in the Quad Cities area, which is located on the Iowa-Illinois border.
NEW ORLEANS — After bringing New Orleans its first Super Bowl, Tom Benson, owner of the city’s football and basketball teams, the Saints and Hornets, recently brought the city its first LEED-certified skyscraper, when he renovated Benson Tower, a 26-story office building that share
WASHINGTON — A major project is now underway in Washington D.C., which will occupy more than 650,000 square feet. Washington, D.C. -based Skanska USA Commercial Development Inc.