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Sustainable design defines UT Arlington’s College Park Center

ARLINGTON – UT Arlington’s College Park Center is more than an entertainment venue. It’s an example of what can happen when design intersects with a commitment to sustainability and innovation.The $78 million special events center was designed by HKS Inc. to meet U.S. Green Building Council guidelines for LEED Gold certification and incorporates recycled construction materials and many energy-saving features.What sets the building apart from an increasingly-crowded field of LEED-standard projects is the way the events center invites the natural environment in to what might have been a

UT Arlington among first to receive sustainability certification for landscape

The Sustainable Sites Initiative™, a new rating system for sustainable design in landscape and site development, has named UT Arlington’s The Green at College Park one of the first three projects in the world to be certified according to the organization’s rigorous benchmarks. The announcement acknowledges UT Arlington’s commitment to sustainability as an integral part of College Park District, an entertainment, living and shopping development spanning more than 20 acres that is helping revitalize downtown Arlington. “This designation shows that UT Arlington is on the cutting-edge of

UT Arlington, city of Arlington celebrate new, sustainable urban oasis

University, city and community leaders will gather in The Green at College Park Tuesday, April 5, to officially open the innovative green space that anchors College Park District  to the south and embodies Arlington's progress toward urban renewal. Tuesday’s 2 p.m. event will feature the release of 200 Painted Lady and Monarch butterflies and remarks by Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck and Councilwoman Kathryn Wilemon and will be emceed by Marni Jade Evans, interim director of the Sustainable Sites Initiative, a pilot rating system for sustainable land

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