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November 18, 2009

State prison campus first in nation to get LEED gold

By SHAWNA GAMACHE
Journal Staff Reporter

Photo by Explosive Illusions [enlarge]
Security requirement for housing make some green building elements, like operable wind

It's a formidable challenge to use green design on a medium-security prison campus, but the 21-building Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell recently became the first U.S. prison campus to get LEED gold certification.


 
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