Build green for future generations: century-old Georgia higher learning institutions ensure future sustainability.(BUILD GREEN)(Company overview)
Environmental Design & Construction, September, 2007 by Enck, H.J.
Atlanta's Spelman College, founded in 1881, is taking a bold step toward environmental responsibility--and making history at the same time--with its new green residential facility, now under construction in the Atlanta University Center (AUC) community. The college's first construction of the 21st century is on track to become the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to attain LEED certification. It will also be the first LEED Certified residence hall in the state of Georgia.
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The facility, scheduled for student occupancy in July 2008, is designed with a high priority on health, reduced environmental impact and increased resource conservation.
"The very future of our planet is at stake," says Spelman's...
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