The new Parkland Memorial Hospital received a LEED gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council, according to an article on the Dallas News website.
The hospital previously won LEED gold for its eight-story parking garage and seeks the same status for its new power plant.
Parkland’s goal of building a green hospital became a fixation of the team that designed and constructed it, said Mark Meaders, sustainable design project manager for the design team, HDR+Corgan.
Parkland officials believe the hospital will see significant savings in energy costs and water usage. The hospital's annual energy costs might be cut by up to 35 percent along with a 30 percent reduction in water use.
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