AVON, Colo. — Construction is wrapping up on a $15 million, 3.28-acre green retail and office complex in the Vail Valley.
Traer Creek Plaza , set to open its doors in fall 2006, is a two-level, 52,650-square-foot facility designed by Arthur Erickson and constructed by Shaw Construction. Located adjacent to a Home Depot and Wal-Mart Super Center , the semi-circular complex will provide space for restaurants, shops and commercial offices.
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Sim Van der Ryn Read MoreSustainable Dining, At a Hospital Near YouVANCOUVER, Wash. — Two hospitals in Clark County, Washington, have been exploring ways to support local growers and offer fresher and healthier food options to patients and visitors. It’s part of move toward relying on increasingly local, and oftentimes sustainable, farms. It’s also part of a national trend toward improved experiences for those who come to the hospital as patients or visitors, or, in some cases, as diners. Project FROG May Push School Trailers to Leap AheadSAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Gavin Newsom unveiled "Project Frog," a modular classroom prototype that offers schools a high-performance building that straddles the line between a permanent facility and a modular trailer. Newsom made the announcement at San Francisco City Hall on March 21 before a crowd of local TV newscasters, concerned citizens and city officials. University of Manitoba Sees Green with New Cleaning Supply ContractWINNIPEG, Manitoba – The 28,000-student University of Manitoba has entered a three-year contract with Swish Maintenance and Enviro-Solutions to provide all cleaning chemicals used on campus. These include hand soap, trash liners, floor and carpet care products, and dilution systems. The university, whose facilities occupy approximately 6 million square feet of space, has committed to using cleaning chemicals and hand soap that has been certified as "environmentally preferable" by The Environment Choice Program or Green Seal. |
