Vasakronan Achieves LEED EB:OM

NEW YORK — The largest LEED Volume certification outside of North America has been awarded to Vasakronan, Sweden’s largest property owner.

New York-based Thornton Tomasetti, an international engineering consulting firm based in New York, helped manage the LEED Existing Building Operations + Maintenance (EB:OM) process for Vasakronan, acting as a liaison with the Green Building Certification Institute, facilitating the initial sustainable design charrette, developing the EB:OM prototype, and hosting a series of workshops and reviews.

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Portland Affordable Housing Development Achieves LEED Platinum

PORTLAND, Maine — Pearl Place II, a 55,978-square-foot, 54-unit apartment complex in Portland achieved LEED Platinum certification. Energy models estimate that the housing complex is 25 percent more efficient than standard buildings with similar characteristics.

It is the second phase of an affordable housing development in the city’s Bayside neighborhood. Construction on the project was completed in January 2013.

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