Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, a 10-story, 459,717-sq.ft center on the Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas campus, has attained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold for Core & Shell (CS) certification.
The Baylor Charles A Sammons Cancer Center features environmentally safe building materials, including low Volatile Organic Compound-emitting wallpaper, carpet and adhesives for floor tiles.
The center, built and controlled by Indianapolis-based Duke Realty, is one of the largest buildings in Texas to be recognized as a green building through the LEED-CS Rating System.
LEED Gold certification implies that the developer has constructed the building to meet energy-efficient and eco-friendly standards. Executives from Duke Realty said that from groundbreaking through erection and operation, they prepared and integrated LEED strategies that assisted them to achieve their objectives.
The facility scored 38 LEED rating points during the certification. It has a variety of environmental quality, energy efficiency and sustainable strategies. The cancer center uses 30% less water than the baseline requirements set by the Environmental Protection Agency. It used over 90% green power at the time of construction and is 14% more energy efficient. The center integrates design elements, such as a white roof and underground parking, to lessen urban heat island effects. It is made with low volatile organic compound emitting materials and over 95% of construction waste materials were recycled, and 21% of the facility’s core shell was made with recycled materials.
Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center was erected this March. It is anchored by Texas Oncology and Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. The $154-million development was a joint venture of Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance and Duke Realty. Dallas-based MEDCO Construction was the general contractor and Perkins+Will’s Dallas office was the architect of the cancer center.
Source: http://www.dukerealty.com/