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SLAM Ranks No. 26 for Sustainability in Architect 50

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Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, LEED Gold / Robert Benson Photography ©

Glastonbury, CT – The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) has ranked 26th for the sustainability category in Architect Magazine’s 2016 Architect 50.

Featuring a staff of over 30 LEED Accredited Professionals, SLAM has completed over $1 billion in LEED/sustainable projects, with 22 projects earning LEED certification and 15 projects currently in the certification process.

Notable LEED-certified projects include the LEED Gold-certified Duke University Trent Semans Center for Health Education; the LEED Gold-certified ESPN “KidsCenter” Childcare Facility; Emory University’s LEED Silver-certified Medical Education Building, Candler Library, and Rollins School of Public Health; and the LEED Silver-certified UTC/Pratt & Whitney Building G. The new Mid-Campus Residence Hall at Central Connecticut State University has also recently received LEED Silver certification.

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SLAM’s commitment to sustainability goes beyond financial and environmental savings to provide a commitment to its clients. SLAM has a long-standing commitment to the practice of environmentally sensitive design. With the advent of formal commitments on the part of many of its clients, SLAM has moved aggressively to formalize its own commitments through membership in the USGBC and through training for key staff in LEED™ Guidelines for Green Building Practices

The firm has also ranked #55 on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2016 Top 100 Green Design Firms with a reported green design revenue of $13.32 million.