St. Louis University Completes Major Projects
Platinum Shopping
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Green Circle Shopping Center, located south of downtown Springfield, features some of the greenest retail spaces in the country.
The 23,000-square-foot outdoor mall, which recently received LEED Platinum from the USGBC, uses solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling to reduce energy expenses and carbon emissions.
Community College Uses Green Roof on New Building
WILDWOOD, Mo. — A new campus for St. Louis Community College will feature an $18 million building that designers hope will receive LEED gold certification, thanks to several green design features, including a green rooftop designed with drought-tolerant plants.
The 66-acre Wildwood campus will help address rising student enrollment at the college, where no new construction has occurred since 1965.
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