Massachusetts, Washington and Illinois lead the U.S. Green Building Council’s Top 10 States for LEED ranking, reflecting gross square footage of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified projects per capita. Across the three states, more than 60 percent of certifications were office, healthcare, higher education and K-12 projects. While not ranked due to status other than a state, the District of Columbia eclipses Massachusetts’ space per capita metric by nearly 14 fold, 39.53 versus 2.91, and project total, 129 versus 76.
TOP 10 STATES FOR 2020 LEED-CERTIFIED PROJECTS
SOURCE: U.S. Green Building Council
Projects like the LEED Platinum-certified MGM Springfield help Massachusetts rank number one on the 2020 Top States for LEED. A 1.13-megawatt solar array canopy bears on an eight-level, 300- x 600-ft. parking structure for which Connecticut-based Blakeslee Prestress Inc. delivered a 2,727-piece precast, prestressed schedule, including 1,475 double tees. (Pre-Fabc
Holyoke Soldiers’ Home veterans will get hundreds of Valentine’s Day cards, thanks to these grade school students
Updated Feb 07, 2021;
Posted Feb 07, 2021
Tierney Chrusciel, 11, and her 6-year-old sister Elizabeth stand outside East Longmeadow s Meadow Brook School Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. The sisters led an effort to collect hundreds of Valentine s Day cards for veterans at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. (Hoang Leon Nguyen / The Republican)
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EAST LONGMEADOW Veterans at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke are in for some big love ahead of Valentine’s Day this year.
An East Longmeadow family with two late loved ones who had strong ties to the beleaguered long-term care facility spearheaded a Valentine card drive, enlisting the help of many classrooms in town’s public schools.