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Solar Installation Completed at Arizona High School
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kinney Construction Services and Kyocera Solar announced the completion of a solar electric system at Sedona Red Rock High School in Sedona, Ariz.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 60-Year-Old Pennsylvania Building Awarded LEED Gold
PITTSBURGH — Asset management and securities servicing firm BNY Mellon announced that its 525 William Penn Place facility in Pittsburgh has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in the existing building (EB) category.
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.