Sustainable Design
- 1993 Architecture and Energy Award for the Natural Resources Building in Olympia, Washington.
- About half of the firm’s design professionals are LEED accredited.
- More than 60% of Fentress' projects under construction or completed in 2009 were LEED certified or pending certification.
- 2003 LEED Gold 2.0 award for California’s Department of Education Headquarters Building, which received Platinum certification in 2006 by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. It was featured as a case study in the Fall 2009 issue of High Performing Buildings.
LEED certified projects include, but are not limited to:
- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine—LEED Gold
- Green Square Complex—LEED Platinum (expected)
- Palazzo Verdi—LEED Gold
- San Joaquin County Administration Building—LEED Gold
- Santa Fe Community Convention Center—LEED Gold
- David E. Skaggs Federal Building (NOAA)
- UCI Humanities Gateway — LEED Platinum
- California Department of Education Headquarters—LEED Platinum
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