<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/westmont-news/four-new-buildings-earn-leed-gold.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>04/28/2011</pubDate><title>Four New Buildings Earn LEED Gold</title><excerpt>The U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit trade organization that promotes sustainability in building design and operation, has certified four new Westmont buildings as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold. The LEED designations highlight the sustainable construction and energy-saving systems used at Winter Hall for Science and Mathematics, Adams Center for the Visual Arts, the central plant and the observatory.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
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        </image><caption>Winter Hall is one of four new buildings to earn LEED awards</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...</description></item>