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Duke School of Medicine Building Achieves LEED Gold

November 13, 2013 1989 Views Building Materials Reuse Association, Eastern U.S., Gaillard Hall; Lord, Houston Corrections, Landing Page Panel Ad

DURHAM, N.C. — Through early decision-making and focused goals, the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center has become the first building on the Duke University medical center campus to receive LEED Gold certification.

San Antonio Hospital Builds Natural, Gets LEED

February 13, 2013 2119 Views Building Excellent Schools Today, Building Materials Reuse Association, Central U.S., JHL Constructors, Landing Page Panel Ad, silver solar panels

SAN ANTONIO — The 110-bed Mission Trail Baptist Hospital achieved LEED Gold certification last month, and it is the first acute-care hospital in the state to do so, as well as the first LEED-certified hospital in San Antonio.

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BlueCross Headquarters Earns LEED Gold

March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 2036 Views Building Materials Reuse Association, Central U.S., correctional facility audit, london

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — BlueCross BlueShield’s headquarters in Tennessee, which includes 950,000 square feet of office space, recently received LEED Gold certification.

Bob Worthington, chief strategy officer for BlueCross, said the company always had the desire to incorporate certain sustainable design attributes into the new corporate campus.

“Our master planning goals always included sustainability, innovation and wellness,” Worthington said.

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Planned $360 Million Hospital Reaches for LEED Gold

December 16, 2010 1410 Views Building Materials Reuse Association, inmate housing, Western U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Plans are in the works for a new $360 million Kaiser Permanent hospital complex that will meet some of the worlds strictest environmental standards. Health care system officials predict the Kaiser Westside Medical Center in Tanasbourne — between Beaverton and Hillsboro — will qualify for LEED Gold status, making it one of just 36 health care facilities in the world to reach that designation.

While LEED-certified buildings are becoming common, achieving LEED certification in the medical building world has thus far been uncommon.

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Hospital Receives LEED Gold Certification

November 30, 2010November 30, 2010 1525 Views Building Materials Reuse Association, Reform

TULSA, Okla. — The Bishop Building at St. Francis Hospital South in Tulsa, Okla., has received LEED-gold certification, according to hospital officials. The new five-story medical office building will include a central energy plant and five-level, 500-space parking structure spanning a total of 110,000 square feet.

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Virginia Hospital Receives Coveted LEED Gold Designation

November 23, 2010November 23, 2010 1626 Views Building Materials Reuse Association, Eastern U.S., Mississippi

HARRISONBURG, Va.— Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg is the first inpatient healthcare facility in the state of Virginia, and the second of its size in the nation to receive LEED Gold Certification, according to reports.

Dennis Coffman, director of facility planning and development at RMH, called the certification a culmination of years of dedicated work to make sure the new 630,000-square-foot hospital would meet LEED guidelines.

“We are extremely pleased to be named the first ‘green’ hospita