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Skanska Project Wins Gold

February 9, 2012    
MultiCare's Good Samaritan Hospital was awarded LEED Gold, recognized for the construction methods and materials used throughout the project. It opened to patients in February 2011.
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Where Does Your State Rank?

January 26, 2012     Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Editor-in-Chief
The USGBC weighs in with its Top 10 list of states that reigned supreme in LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita in 2011.
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Raising the Bar

January 19, 2012     Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editor
Muskogee Community Hospital earns the world’s first double ENERGY STAR certification.
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Turner's 200th Project Achieves LEED Gold Certification

July 20, 2011    
Construction company's commitment to green buildings results in achieving LEED Gold certification for Yale University Health Center.
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It takes a village

October 31, 2010     Shannon Powers-Jones, Contributing Editor
Rady Children's Hospital is a state-of-the-art pediatric village that follows the adage that “It takes a village to treat a child.”
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Seeing Healthcare Through New Eyes

June 30, 2010     Rich McKown, PE, LEED AP
South Energy Center Exterior Shands HealthCare executives had a vision. They set out to build the hospital of tomorrow. Research into modern
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A Green Bill of Health

March 31, 2010     Patrick T. Copps, MS, BCE
Today, green is more than the color of spring. It's the color patients expect to see applied to every aspect of facility operations. From energy
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Going for the Gold

March 31, 2010     Shannon Powers-Jones, Contributing Editor, Photos courtesy of CENTRIA Architectural Systems
The Medical Center of the Rockies (MCR) brought more than state-of-the-art trauma and cardiac care to the residents of three regional areas
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Meet the Sustainable Design Coordinator

September 30, 2009     Richard L. Peck, Editor
They've become the “motherhood” and “apple pie” of the construction industry: the terms “sustainability” and “evidence-based design.” So it