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...Commercial (LEED-CI) 2.0. With a showroom destined for Gold in Chicago, the team turns its energy to the Big Apple.
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Policy driving the action began at the corporate headquarters of Milliken & Company in Spartanburg, S.C. As a founding member of U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the international chemical and textile manufacturer has supported higher-performance green buildings for many years. In late 2006, the company committed to developing its facilities around the world in accordance with the USGBC's LEED Green Building Rating System toward certification at Gold or higher levels.
The Milliken Contract Showroom at the Chicago Merchandise Mart served as the launch collaboration for Milliken's internal project team with Chicago-based Q Studio as architect/designer; Catalyst Partners as LEED consultant; Bear Construction as general contractor; DBHMS as commissioning firm; McKernin Exhibits for runway sculpture; Commerce Color for custom wallpaper; Chicago Cabinet and Fixture for millwork; One Source for new furniture; and the Merchandise Mart as building owner. Encompassing 4.2 million square feet, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.'s Merchandise Mart Chicago earned LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) Silver certification in 2007.
By April 2007, Milliken had signed contracts to move toward certification in the showroom and met with contractors, engineers and other project team members, including a review of all prerequisites that must be met by the Merchandise Mart systems in the leased showroom to...
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