First LEED for Healthcare Certification in the Country Complete

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The Group Health Puyallup Medical Center in Puyallup, Wash., LEED Gold. Credit:

No buildings impact the health of their occupants more directly than healthcare facilities, but the existing LEED rating systems weren’t designed specifically to record and reward green medical buildings. With the first building now certified under the LEED for Healthcare (LEED-HC) rating system, the industry has its first case study in the Group Health Puyallup Medical Center.

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Continuing Education Q&A with Thornton Tomasetti

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Thornton Tomasetti provides engineering design, investigation and analysis services to clients worldwide on projects of every size and level of complexity. Founded in 1956, today Thornton Tomasetti is a 700-person organization of engineers, architects and other professionals collaborating from offices across the world.

Thanks to Amy Seif Hattan and Rachel Michelin for participating in this Q&A.

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