UC Merced Earns LEED Platinum Certification for New Building
The University of California Merced was awarded LEED Platinum status on March 9 for its new classroom building completed last summer.
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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.
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Feds Help Minnesota Green Jobs
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota State Energy Sector Partnership, a jobs program funded by the U.S.
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Center for Energy Efficiency
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ingersoll Rand recently debuted its Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, an organization created within 
the company to provide information on energy-efficient technologies for commercial buildings and select industrial applications.
the company to provide information on energy-efficient technologies for commercial buildings and select industrial applications.In St. Paul, the announcement was coupled with a ceremony dedicating Trane’s White Bear Lake facility as a LEED Gold certified building.
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Electronically Controlled Window Tinting Helps Schools Earn LEED Certification
ELK RIVER, Minn. — Twin Lakes Elementary School in the Elk River Area School District installed SageGlass’ Electrochromics, a glass tint that is electronically controlled, to help it earn LEED Silver certification.
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