Tag: Historic Preservation
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If Betty White Were a Green Building…
Christopher Davis Certification Team Lead, Existing Buildings Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) Perhaps you’ve heard the idea that “the greenest building is the one already built.” Our friends in the historic preservation movement use this…
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At Treasury, Green is Our Favorite Color – But We’ll Take (LEED) Gold!
Note: This blog was cross-posted from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Blog and the White House Blog. When you think about a “green” building, you probably don’t picture a centuries-old National Historic Landmark that’s lined with columns a…
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Advertising Agency to Anchor Renovated, LEED-Hopeful 3 Columbus Circle
After 85 years, in a deal that reminds us that the days of Mad Men are long gone, the advertising agency Y&R has agreed to move its offices from 285 Madison Avenue to the LEED Silver-hopeful 3 Columbus Circle.
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The Changing Face of Green Buildings: Iconic Treasury Building Earns LEED Gold
Lane BurtTechnical Policy DirectorU.S. Green Building CouncilOne of America’s most iconic buildings earned LEED for Existing Buildings yesterday. By improving their operations, the Department of Treasury’s headquarters next to the White house has s…