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In many ways, has been the locao leader in incorporating sustainabilit y to itsbusiness plan. The firm organized a drywalkl recycling program with NationalGypsum Co., Lee Linda Construction Co., and Allied RT Dooley uses flex-fue l and hybrid vehicles, offsets carboh emissions generated at its corporate offices and purchases recycled paper. About 30% of its projecgt management staffare LEED-accredited professionals. But more the longtime Charlotte-based company is the builder for uptown’ds two biggest projects: green office towers for Bank ofAmericaa Corp. and Wachovia Corp. All told, RT Dooley has 16 project s totaling 3.
9 million square feet built, under construction or commissionedr through theLEED program. The total value of those projectsexceeds $696 And 13 of those projects are in From all of RT Dooley’s green projects, the company has recycles 16,158 tons of materials formerly destined for the local dump. Thus far, only nine projectss in Charlotte have achieved the coveted LEED certification fromthe U.S. Greenj Building Council. RT Dooley builf five of them. Three were built by its Charlotte offices, a 10-story office buildingg in midtown and the clubhouse atCrescent Communities’ The Sanctuaryt development.
Charlotte-based Rodgers Builders partneredon uptown’se first LEED-certified building, Imaginon, the ninth projecf on the certified list. The $28 million, 168,000-square-foot children’s learninvg center was awarded a SilveLEED rating. Through November, USGBC has certified 2,024 commercial projects througyh itsrating system. Another 15,958 projects are Combined, that’s more than 4.2 billion square feet developed according to green building guidelines. Currently, there are 64 LEED registered projects plannedffor Charlotte. They include the Wachovia and BofA a Ritz-Carlton hotel, Lautuh Property Group’s NASCAR Plaza and Trinity 440 South Church.