By Torrey Sims
(04/18/2012)
(04/18/2012)
The Center of Energy Efficient Design in Rocky Mount, Va., is the first public school to use the energy-efficient Passivhaus technology, which has enabled it to use 68 percent less energy than conventional schools.
(01/03/2011)
The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources Inc., awarded a $30,000 grant to Virginia Highlands Community College for the construction of an on-campus, solar powered coffee shop to be run entirely by students.
(11/23/2010)
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.
(10/20/2010)
Construction recently started on a new research and development facility that will be used to study bio-based fuels at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.
(07/09/2010)
A variety of sustainability practices were implemented at the 515,000-square-foot facility after it opened in 2007, leading to LEED Gold Certification this year.
(03/19/2010)
The new Washington-Lee High School, a public school in Arlington County, recently received LEED Gold certification.
(01/24/2007)
School officials are making a commitment to have all new construction on campus qualify for LEED certification, and they currently have five projects that may do just that.