DALLAS, Nov. 23, 2011 - The $154 million, 459,717-square-foot
Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center on the campus of
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas has achieved
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design®
(LEED) Gold for Core & Shell (CS) certification. Developed
and operated by Duke Realty, it is one of the largest Texas
buildings of any type to earn such a high level of "green"
building recognition using the LEED-CS Rating System.
The LEED Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S.
Green Building Council, is an internationally accepted
benchmark for the design, construction, operation and
maintenance of high performance green buildings. LEED Gold
certification recognizes that Duke Realty has developed a
building that meets a high level of stringent,
environmentally friendly and energy-efficient standards.
"Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center congratulates Duke
Realty and the entire project team on receiving LEED Gold
certification," says Wes Huff, Director of Real Estate for
Baylor Health Care System. "We are proud that our healthcare
campus is providing the highest quality healthcare to the
community and receiving this type of recognition. Our future
construction ventures can look to Baylor Sammons Cancer
Center as the standard in protecting the environment and
maximizing energy efficiency."
Duke Realty executives noted that through all stages of the
project, from groundbreaking through construction and
operation, they planned and incorporated LEED strategies that
helped them surpass their initial goals.
The facility earned the distinction after the project team
submitted a detailed application outlining a variety of
energy efficiency, environmental quality and sustainable
strategies required for certification and scoring 38 LEED
rating points. Some of the strategy highlights were: