BALTIMORE—The US Green Building Council hasawarded the $442-million Horseshoe CasinoBaltimore its LEED Gold designation.
The casino, which opened in late August, is the first LEED Goldproject for its owner Caesars Entertainment of LasVegas, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.
Among the energy efficient elements of the South Baltimore-basedcasino include Horseshoe's design that enables it to collect andstore storm water for use in all lavatories and for all landscapingirrigation; approximately 49% of construction materials in theproject were extracted and manufactured locally and 97% of thecasino's construction waste was diverted from landfills.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
