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Published Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 | 4:20 a.m.
Updated Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 | 11:34 a.m.
Officials at CityCenter say the U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED Gold certification for the base structure of the $8.5 billion casino development's retail mall.
CityCenter officials were expected to announce Monday that its Crystals mall achieved the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Core & Shell certification.
The gold rating is the second highest rating available from the council, given to buildings that score between 60 and 79 points on a 100-point scale that evaluates a building's site, the materials and resources used to build it and design innovation, among other things.
Crystals is the fourth building within CityCenter to become LEED certified.
“From CityCenter’s inception, we aimed to create a vibrant destination to demonstrate that a community can be both beautiful and sustainable for today and for future generations,” Cindy Ortega, MGM Mirage’s senior vice president of energy and environmental services, said in a statement.
Sustainable highlights of Crystals will include radiant floor cooling, skylights, wood products from forests with sustainable management practices and efficient water fixtures that are expected to save an estimated 1.8 million gallons of water a year.
Crystals will open Dec. 3 and will include luxury retailers like Tiffany’s & Co., Louis Vuitton, Prada and restaurants by Wolfgang Puck, Todd English and Eva Longoria Parker.
Aria Resort and Casino’s hotel tower, convention center and theater and Vdara Hotel and Spa are among the other facilities in MGM Mirage’s $8.5 billion CityCenter complex to achieve LEED certifications.
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So not everything about CC is bad, as some regular posters would have us believe. Not that I think CC is great. It was conceived in a coupling of avarice and hubris and is being born at the worst possible time. Many years will pass before this child will amount to anything and it's siblings will be cannibalized; a few to the point of death. Any thoughts as to which hotel/casino might be the first to close it's doors in the next several months?
Won't it all go to waste when it will have a trickling of shoppers in there most of the time?
Just before I left Vegas, I had to do an errand at the Shops at the Venetian. Sure, LOTS of tourists window shopping but no one seemed to actually be buying.
Duh, but when they do buy (and yes, it happens) they spend a nice bundle.
"...The gold rating is the second highest rating available from the council, given to buildings that score between 60 and 79 points on a 100-point scale..."
Gee, in College that would have been right around a D-.
Gold...Rating...?
Can you spell A-L-C-H-E-M-Y ?
(What's next, Platinum Rated Mud Huts...?)
Get ready to breathe secondhand smoke in this 'green' project!
The casino, the night clubs, the lounges, the bars and hotel/condo rooms will be filled with smoke!
It is public deception to promote a project as being "healthy" when the inside air is contaminated with cancer-causing smoke!
Cough, Cough, Cough!